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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1235 AM CST SAT JAN 7 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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         58R   252 PM  56    1933  32     26       31       
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM -14    1924  14     19       26       
  AVERAGE         46                        22     24       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.14 1995   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.20  -0.17      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      2.66                      1.57   1.09     1.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.03                      0.20  -0.17      T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        42    -23       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  184                       252    -68      249       
  SINCE DEC 1   1173                      1459   -286     1543       
  SINCE JUL 1   2369                      2757   -388     2643       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        62      2008                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -16      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  7 2012.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST   
JANUARY  8 2012.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   458 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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