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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         78    355 PM  89    1935  63     15       60
  MINIMUM         51   1224 AM  27    2002  41     10       38
  AVERAGE         65                        52     13       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.40 1913   0.09  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.32                      1.48   1.84     1.04
  SINCE SEP 1      4.10                      5.27  -1.17     2.52
  SINCE JAN 1     22.58                     31.97  -9.39    29.41

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        13    -13       16
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       168     42       83
  SINCE SEP 1    345                       278     67      251
  SINCE JUL 1    350                       289     61      251

 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           700 AM
 LOWEST     37           300 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        87      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        23      1943


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 17 2012.......SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   625 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2012.......SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   624 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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