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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1251 AM CST THU JAN 5 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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         45    336 PM  65    1939  32     13       27       
  MINIMUM         30    802 AM -28    1947  14     16       11       
  AVERAGE         38                        23     15       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.82 1910   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.13  -0.10      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      2.66                      1.50   1.16     1.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.03                      0.13  -0.10      T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        42    -15       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       168    -21      176       
  SINCE DEC 1   1136                      1375   -239     1470       
  SINCE JUL 1   2332                      2673   -341     2570       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         

                                                                     
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    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        60      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -20      1924                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2012.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2012.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   456 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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