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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1250 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         27    242 PM  62    1941  33     -6       45       
  MINIMUM         12    744 AM -19    1989  16     -4       31       
  AVERAGE         20                        24     -4       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.36 1949   0.04  -0.04     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.62                      1.02   0.60     2.38    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.62                      1.02   0.60     2.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.08                     36.72  -9.64    34.95    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        41      4       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  577                       793   -216      692       
  SINCE DEC 1    577                       793   -216      692       
  SINCE JUL 1   1871                      2091   -220     1888       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                     
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    80           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        66      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -20      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2012......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2012......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   446 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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