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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 11 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         73    218 PM  86    1962  65      8       78       
  MINIMUM         39    301 AM  25    2009  43     -4       53       
                                      1987                          
  AVERAGE         56                        54      2       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.06 1984   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      1.05  -0.85     0.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.98                      4.84  -3.86     1.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.46                     31.54 -12.08    28.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        11     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       106     61       38       
  SINCE SEP 1    302                       216     86      206       
  SINCE JUL 1    307                       227     80      206       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9       23       
  SINCE SEP 1     83                       102    -19       88       
  SINCE JAN 1   1220                       936    284     1116       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      1946                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 12 2012.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 13 2012.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 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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