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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         62    225 PM  84    1991  59      3       68       
  MINIMUM         37   1239 AM   9    1982  36      1       44       
  AVERAGE         50                        47      3       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 1938   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.55  -0.37     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.71                      2.79  -2.08     2.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.04                      4.97  -2.93     5.92    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        18     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  142                       113     29      145       
  SINCE MAR 1   1121                       924    197     1156       
  SINCE JUL 1   6633                      5809    824     5683       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        79      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        16      2007                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2014.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2014.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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