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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1250 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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         31    216 AM  59    1996  31      0       35       
  MINIMUM          4   1135 PM -16    1982  13     -9       20       
  AVERAGE         18                        22     -4       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          0.66 1996   0.03   0.04     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.53  -0.41     0.81    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.75                      1.90   0.85     2.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.12                      0.53  -0.41     0.81    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        43      4       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  595                       725   -130      803       
  SINCE DEC 1   1584                      1932   -348     2097       
  SINCE JUL 1   2780                      3230   -450     3197       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        60      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -22      1930                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2012.......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2012.......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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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