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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1230 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         35    402 PM  64    1939  34      1       42
  MINIMUM         29    722 AM -12    1932  17     12       27
  AVERAGE         32                        25      7       35

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1911   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.85   0.00     2.29
  SINCE DEC 1      0.85                      0.85   0.00     2.29
  SINCE JAN 1     26.31                     36.55 -10.24    34.86

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       33                        40     -7       30
  MONTH TO DATE  437                       632   -195      584
  SINCE DEC 1    437                       632   -195      584
  SINCE JUL 1   1731                      1930   -199     1780

 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM
 LOWEST     75           100 PM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        67      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -15      1985


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 18 2012......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   443 PM CST
DECEMBER 19 2012......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   444 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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