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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 22 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         72    249 PM  86    1940  61     11       68
  MINIMUM         62    257 AM  22    1976  40     22       37
  AVERAGE         67                        50     17       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.67          2.88 2001   0.09   0.58     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.37                      2.02   2.35     1.06
  SINCE SEP 1      5.15                      5.81  -0.66     2.54
  SINCE JAN 1     23.63                     32.51  -8.88    29.43

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        15    -15       12
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       252     22      196
  SINCE SEP 1    409                       362     47      364
  SINCE JUL 1    414                       373     41      364

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         9     -7       23
  SINCE SEP 1     85                       102    -17       88
  SINCE JAN 1   1222                       936    286     1116
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM
 LOWEST     78           200 AM
 AVERAGE    89

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        83      1963
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        21      1936


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 23 2012.......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   617 PM CDT
OCTOBER 24 2012.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   615 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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