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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
1251 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2014

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         50    323 PM  60    1936  32     18       33       
  MINIMUM         31    818 AM -15    2000  15     16       18       
                                      1983                          
  AVERAGE         41                        24     17       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1957   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      1.17  -0.21     0.64    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.96                      1.17  -0.21     0.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.74                     36.87   5.87    36.96    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        41    -17       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  795                       957   -162     1096       
  SINCE DEC 1    795                       957   -162     1096       
  SINCE JUL 1   2303                      2255     48     2426       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    801                       938   -137     1014       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        60      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -14      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 26 2014......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST   
DECEMBER 27 2014......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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