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CDUS43 KDMX 150634
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1232 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         53    217 PM  61    2008  35     18       57
  MINIMUM         22    323 AM -10    1989  17      5       42
  AVERAGE         38                        26     12       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.33          1.08 1971   0.04   0.29     0.66
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.73  -0.29     2.29
  SINCE DEC 1      0.44                      0.73  -0.29     2.29
  SINCE JAN 1     25.90                     36.43 -10.53    34.86

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       27                        39    -12       15
  MONTH TO DATE  356                       513   -157      487
  SINCE DEC 1    356                       513   -157      487
  SINCE JUL 1   1650                      1811   -161     1683

 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     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83          1100 PM
 LOWEST     38           100 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        59      2002
                                             1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -13      1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 15 2012......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   442 PM CST
DECEMBER 16 2012......SUNRISE   729 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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