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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1253 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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   301 PM  59    1988  32     33       28
  MINIMUM         32   1239 AM -17    1936  14     18       15
  AVERAGE         49                        23     26       22

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.58 1937   0.03  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.87  -0.62     0.88
  SINCE DEC 1      2.88                      2.24   0.64     2.24
  SINCE JAN 1      0.25                      0.87  -0.62     0.88

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       16                        42    -26       43
  MONTH TO DATE 1078                      1278   -200     1415
  SINCE DEC 1   2067                      2485   -418     2709
  SINCE JUL 1   3263                      3783   -520     3809

 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.2


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    70           700 AM
 LOWEST     27           200 PM
 AVERAGE    49

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        71      1989
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -20      1996


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 31 2012.......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST
FEBRUARY  1 2012......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   526 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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