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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
203 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         78    144 PM  86    1981  66     12       60
  MINIMUM         45    459 AM  25    1933  44      1       39
  AVERAGE         62                        55      7       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.94          1.84 2002   0.14   0.80     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.84                      3.00   0.84     8.58
  SINCE MAR 1      4.37                      5.24  -0.87    11.04
  SINCE JAN 1      5.70                      7.42  -1.72    14.50

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3                        10     -7       15
  MONTH TO DATE  404                       406     -2      511
  SINCE MAR 1   1383                      1217    166     1522
  SINCE JUL 1   6895                      6102    793     6049

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         7      1        0
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         8      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         8      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    45   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    59   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM
 LOWEST     52          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1970
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1928


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 28 2014.........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2014.........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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