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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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         80    314 PM  92    2006  69     11       78
  MINIMUM         43    530 AM  32    1987  45     -2       37
  AVERAGE         62                        57      5       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.06 1925   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.30  -0.30     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      0.78                      4.09  -3.31     1.48
  SINCE JAN 1     19.26                     30.79 -11.53    28.37

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3                         9     -6        7
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        25    -13       35
  SINCE SEP 1    147                       135     12      203
  SINCE JUL 1    152                       146      6      203

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0
  SINCE SEP 1     83                        96    -13       65
  SINCE JAN 1   1220                       930    290     1093
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM
 LOWEST     28           200 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        96      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        23      1935


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  4 2012.......SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   646 PM CDT
OCTOBER  5 2012.......SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   644 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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