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CDUS43 KDMX 200629
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1227 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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    441 PM  72    1930  38      4       47
  MINIMUM         22    651 AM -23    1936  19      3       28
  AVERAGE         32                        28      4       38

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.63 1994   0.05  -0.05     0.14
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.73  -0.22     0.93
  SINCE DEC 1      3.39                      3.00   0.39     3.23
  SINCE JAN 1      0.76                      1.63  -0.87     1.87

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       33                        37     -4       27
  MONTH TO DATE  659                       749    -90      761
  SINCE DEC 1   2742                      3273   -531     3511
  SINCE JUL 1   3938                      4571   -633     4611

 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3


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           300 AM
 LOWEST     43           300 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        65      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -16      1929


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 20 2012......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   550 PM CST
FEBRUARY 21 2012......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   551 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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