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CDUS43 KDMX 080631
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT MON OCT 8 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         53    411 PM  95    1939  67    -14       85
  MINIMUM         25R   550 AM  26    2000  44    -19       62
                                      1952
  AVERAGE         39                        56    -17       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1931   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.69  -0.54     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      0.93                      4.48  -3.55     1.48
  SINCE JAN 1     19.41                     31.18 -11.77    28.37

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       26                        10     16        0
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        63     42       37
  SINCE SEP 1    240                       173     67      205
  SINCE JUL 1    245                       184     61      205

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        9
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       13
  SINCE SEP 1     83                       100    -17       78
  SINCE JAN 1   1220                       934    286     1106
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           700 AM
 LOWEST     24           400 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      2000


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  8 2012.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   639 PM CDT
OCTOBER  9 2012.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 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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