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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1237 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         36    313 PM  59    1941  33      3       47
  MINIMUM         32    846 AM -18    1983  16     16       32
  AVERAGE         34                        25      9       40

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.46          1.12 1952   0.04   0.42     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.31                      0.94   0.37     2.29
  SINCE DEC 1      1.31                      0.94   0.37     2.29
  SINCE JAN 1     26.77                     36.64  -9.87    34.86

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       31                        40     -9       25
  MONTH TO DATE  493                       712   -219      633
  SINCE DEC 1    493                       712   -219      633
  SINCE JUL 1   1787                      2010   -223     1829

 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     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           700 PM
 LOWEST     82          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        67      1941
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -13      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 20 2012......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   444 PM CST
DECEMBER 21 2012......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   445 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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