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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1227 AM CST WED JAN 4 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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         36    336 PM  56    1998  32      4       35
  MINIMUM          7    559 AM -10    1979  14     -7       18
  AVERAGE         22                        23     -1       27

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.26 1973   0.03  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.10  -0.07      T
  SINCE DEC 1      2.73                      1.47   1.26     1.36
  SINCE JAN 1      0.03                      0.10  -0.07      T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       43                        42      1       38
  MONTH TO DATE  120                       126     -6      130
  SINCE DEC 1   1109                      1333   -224     1424
  SINCE JUL 1   2305                      2631   -326     2524

 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           800 AM
 LOWEST     35           200 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        65      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -28      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  4 2012.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST
JANUARY  5 2012.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   455 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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