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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         52    245 PM  68    1939  38     14       26
  MINIMUM         41    743 AM  -6    2005  20     21       14
  AVERAGE         47                        29     18       20

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.74 1943   0.06  -0.03      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.34  -0.31     1.09
  SINCE DEC 1      0.03                      0.34  -0.31     1.09
  SINCE JAN 1     25.49                     36.04 -10.55    33.66

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       18                        36    -18       45
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       210   -102      206
  SINCE DEC 1    108                       210   -102      206
  SINCE JUL 1   1402                      1508   -106     1402

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           900 PM
 LOWEST     56           100 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        60      1947
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -10      2005
                                             1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  7 2012......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST
DECEMBER  8 2012......SUNRISE   723 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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