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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1241 AM CST TUE NOV 6 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 5 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         43    350 PM  76    1924  55    -12       50       
  MINIMUM         38    804 AM  20    1973  35      3       35       
  AVERAGE         41                        45     -4       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.55 1938   0.09   0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.46  -0.25     1.28    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.48                      7.08  -1.60     3.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.96                     33.78  -9.82    30.78    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        20      4       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  115                        97     18       94       
  SINCE SEP 1    693                       610     83      597       
  SINCE JUL 1    698                       621     77      597       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        74      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        14      1991                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  6 2012......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  7 2012......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   458 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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