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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1228 AM CST THU DEC 13 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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    249 PM  62    1991  35     15       42
  MINIMUM         25   1253 AM -12    1932  18      7       36
  AVERAGE         38                        27     11       39

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1946   0.04  -0.04      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.64  -0.53     1.14
  SINCE DEC 1      0.11                      0.64  -0.53     1.14
  SINCE JAN 1     25.57                     36.34 -10.77    33.71

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       27                        38    -11       26
  MONTH TO DATE  305                       435   -130      447
  SINCE DEC 1    305                       435   -130      447
  SINCE JUL 1   1599                      1733   -134     1643

 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75           500 AM
 LOWEST     24           200 PM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        62      1975
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -11      1961


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 13 2012......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   442 PM CST
DECEMBER 14 2012......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   442 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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