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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1238 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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         41    114 PM  70    1946  37      4       34
  MINIMUM         29    557 AM  -9    1958  19     10       16
  AVERAGE         35                        28      7       25

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.30 2008   0.05  -0.05     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.44  -0.37     1.13
  SINCE DEC 1      0.07                      0.44  -0.37     1.13
  SINCE JAN 1     25.53                     36.14 -10.61    33.70

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       30                        37     -7       40
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       284   -120      289
  SINCE DEC 1    164                       284   -120      289
  SINCE JUL 1   1458                      1582   -124     1485

 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM
 LOWEST     76           300 PM
 AVERAGE    88

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        66      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -11      1958


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  9 2012......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST
DECEMBER 10 2012......SUNRISE   724 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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