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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1237 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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         45    245 PM  61    1990  31     14       20       
  MINIMUM         30   1139 PM -20    2009  13     17       -2       
  AVERAGE         38                        22     16        9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.91 1980   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.50  -0.45     0.66    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.68                      1.87   0.81     2.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.05                      0.50  -0.45     0.66    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        43    -16       56       
  MONTH TO DATE  548                       682   -134      766       
  SINCE DEC 1   1537                      1889   -352     2060       
  SINCE JUL 1   2733                      3187   -454     3160       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        59      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -16      1982                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 17 2012.......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
JANUARY 18 2012.......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   509 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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