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CDUS43 KDMX 100630
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT WED OCT 10 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 9 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         61    136 PM  91    1938  66     -5       81
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM  25    2000  43     -6       52
  AVERAGE         49                        55     -6       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.65 1985   0.09  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.87  -0.67     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      0.98                      4.66  -3.68     1.48
  SINCE JAN 1     19.46                     31.36 -11.90    28.37

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       16                        11      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE  137                        84     53       37
  SINCE SEP 1    272                       194     78      205
  SINCE JUL 1    277                       205     72      205

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9       22
  SINCE SEP 1     83                       102    -19       87
  SINCE JAN 1   1220                       936    284     1115
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           500 PM
 LOWEST     42           100 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      2009
                                             1925


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 10 2012.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 PM CDT
OCTOBER 11 2012.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 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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