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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1243 AM CST MON DEC 24 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         30    212 PM  66    1933  33     -3       36       
  MINIMUM         15    754 AM -21    1989  15      0       11       
  AVERAGE         23                        24     -1       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.64 1941   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.62                      1.10   0.52     2.38    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.62                      1.10   0.52     2.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.08                     36.80  -9.72    34.95    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        41      1       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  661                       875   -214      772       
  SINCE DEC 1    661                       875   -214      772       
  SINCE JUL 1   1955                      2173   -218     1968       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        59      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -19      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2012......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2012......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   447 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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