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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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    434 PM  90    1938  64      2       68
  MINIMUM         39    636 AM  21    1937  42     -3       40
  AVERAGE         53                        53      0       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.02 1919   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.32                      1.39   1.93     1.04
  SINCE SEP 1      4.10                      5.18  -1.08     2.52
  SINCE JAN 1     22.58                     31.88  -9.30    29.41

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       12                        13     -1       11
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       155     55       67
  SINCE SEP 1    345                       265     80      235
  SINCE JUL 1    350                       276     74      235

 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM
 LOWEST     37           400 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        89      1935
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        27      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2012.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2012.......SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   625 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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