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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1241 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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   1202 AM  67    1941  33      2       35       
  MINIMUM         17   1159 PM -13    1983  16      1       31       
  AVERAGE         26                        25      1       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31          1.01 2006   0.04   0.27     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.62                      0.98   0.64     2.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.62                      0.98   0.64     2.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.08                     36.68  -9.60    34.94    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        40     -1       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  532                       752   -220      665       
  SINCE DEC 1    532                       752   -220      665       
  SINCE JUL 1   1826                      2050   -224     1861       
                                                                     
 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    49   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    60   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    29.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        62      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -19      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2012......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 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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