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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
133 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         84        MM  88    1930  61     23       41        
  MINIMUM         56        MM  19    1940  38     18       35        
  AVERAGE         70                        50     20       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.82 1912   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      1.17  -0.98     2.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.72                      3.41  -2.69     4.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.05                      5.59  -3.54     8.05    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        16    -16       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       212     -4      237       
  SINCE MAR 1   1187                      1023    164     1248       
  SINCE JUL 1   6699                      5908    791     5775       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         1      4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         1      4        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        88      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2014.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2014.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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