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CDUS43 KDMX 050631
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT FRI OCT 5 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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         60    506 AM  96    1938  68     -8       83
  MINIMUM         41    746 PM  23    1935  45     -4       43
  AVERAGE         51                        57     -6       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.15          2.04 1959   0.10   0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.40  -0.25     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      0.93                      4.19  -3.26     1.48
  SINCE JAN 1     19.41                     30.89 -11.48    28.37

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       14                         9      5        2
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        34     -8       37
  SINCE SEP 1    161                       144     17      205
  SINCE JUL 1    166                       155     11      205

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0
  SINCE SEP 1     83                        97    -14       65
  SINCE JAN 1   1220                       931    289     1093
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77          1200 AM
 LOWEST     60          1100 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1963
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        31      2004
                                             1988


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  5 2012.......SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   644 PM CDT
OCTOBER  6 2012.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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