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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT WED OCT 3 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         76    404 PM  93    1953  69      7       73
  MINIMUM         44    625 AM  22    2003  46     -2       34
  AVERAGE         60                        57      3       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.64 1944   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      0.78                      3.99  -3.21     1.48
  SINCE JAN 1     19.26                     30.69 -11.43    28.37

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                         8     -3       11
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        16     -7       28
  SINCE SEP 1    144                       126     18      196
  SINCE JUL 1    149                       137     12      196

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE SEP 1     83                        95    -12       65
  SINCE JAN 1   1220                       929    291     1093
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6


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    92           600 AM
 LOWEST     33           200 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      2006
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        32      1987


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  3 2012.......SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   648 PM CDT
OCTOBER  4 2012.......SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   646 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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