Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS
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CLIOTM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT SUN APR 28 2013
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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 60 116 PM 86 1981 66 -6 56
MINIMUM 39 411 AM 25 1933 44 -5 44
AVERAGE 50 55 -5 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.84 2002 0.14 -0.14 0.24
MONTH TO DATE 8.59 3.00 5.59 3.43
SINCE MAR 1 10.61 5.24 5.37 5.73
SINCE JAN 1 13.94 7.42 6.52 7.87
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 15 10 5 15
MONTH TO DATE 511 406 105 314
SINCE MAR 1 1522 1217 305 695
SINCE JUL 1 6049 6102 -53 4915
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 12
SINCE MAR 1 0 8 -8 44
SINCE JAN 1 0 8 -8 44
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 500 AM
LOWEST 57 1100 AM
AVERAGE 79
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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 2013.........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2013.........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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