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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT WED APR 24 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         49   1203 AM  86    1960  65    -16       63
  MINIMUM         33    925 AM  26    1927  42     -9       37
  AVERAGE         41                        54    -13       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.11          2.04 1955   0.13  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    8.57                      2.47   6.10     3.19
  SINCE MAR 1     10.59                      4.71   5.88     5.49
  SINCE JAN 1     13.92                      6.89   7.03     7.63

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       24                        12     12       15
  MONTH TO DATE  446                       362     84      289
  SINCE MAR 1   1457                      1173    284      670
  SINCE JUL 1   5984                      6058    -74     4890

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3       12
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4       44
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4       44
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          1100 AM
 LOWEST     64          1000 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1989
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1910


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 24 2013.........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT
APRIL 25 2013.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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