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CDUS43 KDMX 020933
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
202 AM CDT FRI NOV 2 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 1 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         63    135 PM  83    1938  57      6       76
  MINIMUM         31   1242 AM  20    2006  36     -5       41
                                      1923
  AVERAGE         47                        46      1       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.54 1983   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      5.27                      6.71  -1.44     2.61
  SINCE JAN 1     23.75                     33.41  -9.66    29.50

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       18                        19     -1        6
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        19     -1        6
  SINCE SEP 1    596                       532     64      509
  SINCE JUL 1    601                       543     58      509

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE SEP 1     98                       104     -6       88
  SINCE JAN 1   1235                       938    297     1116
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4

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

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           900 PM
 LOWEST     46          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        81      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        12      1991

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  2 2012......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   604 PM CDT
NOVEMBER  3 2012......SUNRISE   744 AM CDT   SUNSET   602 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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