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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1253 AM CST WED NOV 7 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 6 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         50    343 PM  74    1980  54     -4       65       
  MINIMUM         39    746 AM  14    1991  34      5       37       
  AVERAGE         45                        44      1       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.81 2000   0.09  MM        0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.55  -0.34     1.28    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.48                      7.17  -1.69     3.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.96                     33.87  -9.91    30.78    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        21     -1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       118     17      108       
  SINCE SEP 1    713                       631     82      611       
  SINCE JUL 1    718                       642     76      611       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
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           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        77      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        -5      1991                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  7 2012......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   458 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  8 2012......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   457 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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