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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1228 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 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         51    229 PM  62    1975  35     16       43
  MINIMUM         31   1140 PM -11    1961  18     13       37
  AVERAGE         41                        26     15       40

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1920   0.05  -0.05     0.49
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.69  -0.58     1.63
  SINCE DEC 1      0.11                      0.69  -0.58     1.63
  SINCE JAN 1     25.57                     36.39 -10.82    34.20

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       24                        39    -15       25
  MONTH TO DATE  329                       474   -145      472
  SINCE DEC 1    329                       474   -145      472
  SINCE JUL 1   1623                      1772   -149     1668

 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2


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    61          1000 PM
 LOWEST     31          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    46

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        61      2008
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -10      1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 14 2012......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   442 PM CST
DECEMBER 15 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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