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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT SAT OCT 13 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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    347 PM  88    1975  65     -5       72       
  MINIMUM         36    653 AM  24    1946  42     -6       56       
  AVERAGE         48                        54     -6       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.57 1997   0.08   0.00     1.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      1.13  -0.85     1.04    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.06                      4.92  -3.86     2.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.54                     31.62 -12.08    29.41    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        12      5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  184                       118     66       39       
  SINCE SEP 1    319                       228     91      207       
  SINCE JUL 1    324                       239     85      207       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9       23       
  SINCE SEP 1     83                       102    -19       88       
  SINCE JAN 1   1220                       936    284     1116       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    59           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        28      2006                    
                                             2002                    
                                             1979                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 13 2012.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 14 2012.......SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   630 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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