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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT WED APR 17 2024

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         75    509 PM  88    2004  63     12       41
  MINIMUM         56    259 PM  24    1961  40     16       33
  AVERAGE         66                        51     15       37

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.49          1.35 1945   0.13   0.36     0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    2.37                      1.73   0.64     0.46
  SINCE MAR 1      4.93                      3.97   0.96     2.69
  SINCE JAN 1      8.56                      6.39   2.17     6.63

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14       28
  MONTH TO DATE  211                       264    -53      183
  SINCE MAR 1    834                      1055   -221     1025
  SINCE JUL 1   4844                      5806   -962     5551

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         0      9        6
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         2      7        6
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         2      7        6
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          1200 PM
 LOWEST     35           600 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        86      2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      2018


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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