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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         72   1255 PM  90    1970  67      5       72       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  28    1928  44      7       36       
  AVERAGE         62                        55      7       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.26          0.99 1981   0.13   0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.10                      3.13   0.97     8.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.63                      5.37  -0.74    11.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.96                      7.55  -1.59    14.50    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        10     -7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  407                       416     -9      522       
  SINCE MAR 1   1386                      1227    159     1533       
  SINCE JUL 1   6898                      6112    786     6060       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         8      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         9     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         9     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      2008                    
                                             1958                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2014.........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2014.........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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