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CDUS43 KDMX 050629
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1227 AM CST WED DEC 5 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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         62    157 PM  71    1998  39     23       38
  MINIMUM         31    746 AM   1    2005  21     10       27
                                      1991
  AVERAGE         47                        30     17       33

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1924   0.06  -0.06      T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.23  -0.23     1.09
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.23  -0.23     1.09
  SINCE JAN 1     25.45                     35.93 -10.48    33.66

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       18                        35    -17       32
  MONTH TO DATE   59                       138    -79      120
  SINCE DEC 1     59                       138    -79      120
  SINCE JUL 1   1353                      1436    -83     1316

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1   1237                       938    299     1116
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           700 AM
 LOWEST     21           200 PM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        68      2001
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -5      2005


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  5 2012......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST
DECEMBER  6 2012......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   441 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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