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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1246 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         22    146 AM  59    1940  33    -11       47
  MINIMUM         15   1159 PM -19    1983  15      0       19
  AVERAGE         19                        24     -5       33

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.20 1918   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.62                      1.14   0.48     2.38
  SINCE DEC 1      1.62                      1.14   0.48     2.38
  SINCE JAN 1     27.08                     36.84  -9.76    34.95

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       46                        41      5       32
  MONTH TO DATE  707                       916   -209      804
  SINCE DEC 1    707                       916   -209      804
  SINCE JUL 1   2001                      2214   -213     2000

 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM
 LOWEST     67          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        60      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -15      2000
                                             1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 25 2012......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST
DECEMBER 26 2012......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   448 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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