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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1239 AM CST FRI JAN 6 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         65R   250 PM  60    1939  32     33       39       
  MINIMUM         29    741 AM -20    1924  14     15       16       
  AVERAGE         47                        23     24       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1955   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.17  -0.14      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      2.66                      1.54   1.12     1.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.03                      0.17  -0.14      T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        42    -24       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       210    -45      213       
  SINCE DEC 1   1154                      1417   -263     1507       
  SINCE JUL 1   2350                      2715   -365     2607       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
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    78           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        56      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -14      1924                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2012.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
JANUARY  7 2012.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   457 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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