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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT WED APR 9 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         60    234 PM  89    1931  60      0       73       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  18    1972  37     -3       51       
  AVERAGE         47                        48     -1       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.42 2008   0.10  -0.10     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.75  -0.56     0.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.72                      2.99  -2.27     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.05                      5.17  -3.12     6.21    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        17      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       147     27      163       
  SINCE MAR 1   1153                       958    195     1174       
  SINCE JUL 1   6665                      5843    822     5701       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        85      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        18      1997                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2014.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2014.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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