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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
225 AM CDT FRI OCT 26 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 25 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    150 AM  88    1927  60     12       79       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  23    1962  39     -1       47       
  AVERAGE         55                        49      6       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.00 1899   0.08   0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.49                      2.29   2.20     1.06    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.27                      6.08  -0.81     2.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.75                     32.78  -9.03    29.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        16     -6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  284                       299    -15      215       
  SINCE SEP 1    419                       409     10      383       
  SINCE JUL 1    424                       420      4      383       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        88      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        18      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 26 2012.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   612 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 27 2012.......SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   611 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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