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CDUS43 KDMX 020654
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1238 AM CST MON JAN 2 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         40   1219 AM  56    2004  32      8       20
                                      1939
  MINIMUM         25   1159 PM -11    1979  14     11       11
  AVERAGE         33                        23     10       16

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.68 1948   0.03   0.00      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.03   0.00      T
  SINCE DEC 1      2.73                      1.40   1.33     1.36
  SINCE JAN 1      0.03                      0.03   0.00      T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       32                        42    -10       49
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        42    -10       49
  SINCE DEC 1   1021                      1249   -228     1343
  SINCE JUL 1   2217                      2547   -330     2443

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    24.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM
 LOWEST     37           200 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        62      2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -15      2010
                                             1979


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  2 2012.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST
JANUARY  3 2012.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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