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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         79    417 PM  88    1989  65     14       59
  MINIMUM         43   1220 AM  24    1910  43      0       35
  AVERAGE         61                        54      7       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.10 2007   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.20                      2.60   0.60     2.69
  SINCE MAR 1      5.50                      4.84   0.66     4.94
  SINCE JAN 1      7.48                      7.02   0.46     8.19

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        4                        12     -8       18
  MONTH TO DATE  293                       374    -81      362
  SINCE MAR 1    674                      1185   -511     1164
  SINCE JUL 1   4894                      6070  -1176     6106

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         4      8        5
  SINCE MAR 1     44                         5     39        5
  SINCE JAN 1     44                         5     39        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82          1200 AM
 LOWEST     39           300 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1986
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        23      1934


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 25 2012.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT
APRIL 26 2012.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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