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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT THU OCT 25 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24 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         81    122 PM  85    1940  60     21       73       
  MINIMUM         65    632 AM  20    2006  39     26       36       
  AVERAGE         73                        50     23       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1967   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.38                      2.21   2.17     1.06    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.16                      6.00  -0.84     2.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.64                     32.70  -9.06    29.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        16    -16       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       283     -9      213       
  SINCE SEP 1    409                       393     16      381       
  SINCE JUL 1    414                       404     10      381       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         0      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         9      6       23       
  SINCE SEP 1     98                       102     -4       88       
  SINCE JAN 1   1235                       936    299     1116       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        88      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        23      1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 25 2012.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   614 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 26 2012.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   612 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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