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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT TUE OCT 9 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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         64    239 PM  92    1938  67     -3       84
  MINIMUM         33    559 AM  25    2000  44    -11       59
  AVERAGE         49                        55     -6       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.84 1970   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.78  -0.63     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      0.93                      4.57  -3.64     1.48
  SINCE JAN 1     19.41                     31.27 -11.86    28.37

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       16                        10      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE  121                        73     48       37
  SINCE SEP 1    256                       183     73      205
  SINCE JUL 1    261                       194     67      205

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       20
  SINCE SEP 1     83                       101    -18       85
  SINCE JAN 1   1220                       935    285     1113
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75           500 AM
 LOWEST     28           200 PM
 AVERAGE    52

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        91      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      2000


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  9 2012.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 PM CDT
OCTOBER 10 2012.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 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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