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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         74    319 PM  94    1937  70      4       64
  MINIMUM         48    738 AM  32    2011  46      2       32
                                      1985
  AVERAGE         61                        58      3       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1911   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      0.78                      3.89  -3.11     1.48
  SINCE JAN 1     19.26                     30.59 -11.33    28.37

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        4                         8     -4       17
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         8     -4       17
  SINCE SEP 1    139                       118     21      185
  SINCE JUL 1    144                       129     15      185

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE SEP 1     83                        94    -11       65
  SINCE JAN 1   1220                       928    292     1093
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           400 AM
 LOWEST     33           200 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1953
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        22      2003


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  2 2012.......SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 PM CDT
OCTOBER  3 2012.......SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   648 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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