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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1234 AM CST SUN JAN 8 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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         42    309 PM  62    2008  31     11       28       
  MINIMUM         22    637 AM -16    1968  14      8        7       
  AVERAGE         32                        22     10       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.42 1918   0.03  -0.03     0.25    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.23  -0.20     0.25    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.66                      1.60   1.06     1.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.03                      0.23  -0.20     0.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        43    -10       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       295    -78      296       
  SINCE DEC 1   1206                      1502   -296     1590       
  SINCE JUL 1   2402                      2800   -398     2690       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
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    88           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        69      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -17      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2012.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   458 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2012.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   459 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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