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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT SAT OCT 6 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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         47    509 PM  93    1963  68    -21       83
  MINIMUM         32   1126 PM  31    2004  45    -13       52
                                      1988
  AVERAGE         40                        56    -16       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1954   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.50  -0.35     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      0.93                      4.29  -3.36     1.48
  SINCE JAN 1     19.41                     30.99 -11.58    28.37

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       25                         9     16        0
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        43      8       37
  SINCE SEP 1    186                       153     33      205
  SINCE JUL 1    191                       164     27      205

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        3
  SINCE SEP 1     83                        98    -15       68
  SINCE JAN 1   1220                       932    288     1096
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM
 LOWEST     45           500 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1963
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        22      1935


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  6 2012.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 PM CDT
OCTOBER  7 2012.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   641 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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