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CDUS43 KDMX 010654
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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         51    332 PM  85    1950  57     -6       56
  MINIMUM         28    712 AM  16    1925  37     -9       29
  AVERAGE         40                        47     -7       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1900   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.49                      2.83   1.66     1.13
  SINCE SEP 1      5.27                      6.62  -1.35     2.61
  SINCE JAN 1     23.75                     33.32  -9.57    29.50

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       25                        18      7       22
  MONTH TO DATE  443                       402     41      335
  SINCE SEP 1    578                       513     65      503
  SINCE JUL 1    583                       524     59      503

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        11      4       23
  SINCE SEP 1     98                       104     -6       88
  SINCE JAN 1   1235                       938    297     1116
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1

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    78           300 AM
 LOWEST     27           400 PM
 AVERAGE    53

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        83      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        20      2006
                                             1923

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  1 2012......SUNRISE   741 AM CDT   SUNSET   605 PM CDT
NOVEMBER  2 2012......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   604 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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