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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1228 AM CST TUE DEC 11 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 10 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         30    241 PM  60    1979  36     -6       34
  MINIMUM         15   1154 PM  -6    2009  19     -4        1
                                      1972
  AVERAGE         23                        27     -4       18

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.36 1970   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.55  -0.44     1.14
  SINCE DEC 1      0.11                      0.55  -0.44     1.14
  SINCE JAN 1     25.57                     36.25 -10.68    33.71

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       42                        38      4       47
  MONTH TO DATE  240                       359   -119      388
  SINCE DEC 1    240                       359   -119      388
  SINCE JUL 1   1534                      1657   -123     1584

 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88          1000 PM
 LOWEST     58           300 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        64      1965
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -11      1972


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 11 2012......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST
DECEMBER 12 2012......SUNRISE   726 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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