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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT THU APR 4 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         51    400 PM  86    2011  58     -7       73       
  MINIMUM         19    256 AM  11    1936  35    -16       51       
  AVERAGE         35                        46    -11       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1957   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.27  -0.27     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.02                      2.51  -0.49     2.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.35                      4.69   0.66     4.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        19     11        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                        58     37        3       
  SINCE MAR 1   1106                       869    237      384       
  SINCE JUL 1   5633                      5754   -121     4604       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1       42       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1       42       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        85      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        15      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2013.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2013.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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