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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         56   1143 AM  92    1910  67    -11       82       
  MINIMUM         38   1042 PM  28    2008  45     -7       52       
                                      1958                          
  AVERAGE         47                        56     -9       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.54          1.09 2006   0.13   0.41     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.64                      3.26   1.38     8.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.17                      5.50  -0.33    11.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.50                      7.68  -1.18    14.50    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        10      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  425                       426     -1      522       
  SINCE MAR 1   1404                      1237    167     1533       
  SINCE JUL 1   6916                      6122    794     6060       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         9     -1        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        10     -2        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        10     -2        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     66          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        95      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        27      1908                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2014.........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2014...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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