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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
200 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 14 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         66   1214 AM  91    1938  64      2       63       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  20    1937  42      2       44       
  AVERAGE         55                        53      2       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.57R         1.07 1966   0.08   1.49     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.32                      1.30   2.02     1.04    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.10                      5.09  -0.99     2.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.58                     31.79  -9.21    29.41    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        12     -2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       142     56       56       
  SINCE SEP 1    333                       252     81      224       
  SINCE JUL 1    338                       263     75      224       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        90      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1937                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 15 2012.......SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   628 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 16 2012.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 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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