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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1232 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 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         36   1247 AM  64    1942  32      4       16
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM -21    1963  13     14        6
  AVERAGE         32                        22     10       11

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.80 1898   0.03   0.01     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.69  -0.45     0.88
  SINCE DEC 1      2.87                      2.06   0.81     2.24
  SINCE JAN 1      0.24                      0.69  -0.45     0.88

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       33                        43    -10       54
  MONTH TO DATE  868                       983   -115     1127
  SINCE DEC 1   1857                      2190   -333     2421
  SINCE JUL 1   3053                      3488   -435     3521

 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM
 LOWEST     69           200 PM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        59      1981
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -16      1897


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 24 2012.......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST
JANUARY 25 2012.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   517 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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