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CDUS43 KDMX 030646
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT SAT NOV 3 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2 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         48    301 PM  81    1938  56     -8       63
  MINIMUM         30    245 AM  12    1991  36     -6       37
  AVERAGE         39                        46     -7       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.58 1961   0.10  -0.10     1.06
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.19  -0.19     1.06
  SINCE SEP 1      5.27                      6.81  -1.54     3.67
  SINCE JAN 1     23.75                     33.51  -9.76    30.56

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       26                        19      7       15
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        38      6       21
  SINCE SEP 1    622                       551     71      524
  SINCE JUL 1    627                       562     65      524

 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM
 LOWEST     46           200 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        77      1978
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         8      1991

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  3 2012......SUNRISE   744 AM CDT   SUNSET   602 PM CDT
NOVEMBER  4 2012......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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