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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
200 AM CDT MON OCT 29 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 28 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         49    317 PM  84    1927  59    -10       61       
  MINIMUM         27    655 AM  12    1925  38    -11       27       
  AVERAGE         38                        48    -10       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.05 1921   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.49                      2.56   1.93     1.06    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.27                      6.35  -1.08     2.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.75                     33.05  -9.30    29.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        17     10       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  368                       349     19      272       
  SINCE SEP 1    503                       459     44      440       
  SINCE JUL 1    508                       470     38      440       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        91      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        15      1925                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 29 2012.......SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   609 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 30 2012.......SUNRISE   739 AM CDT   SUNSET   607 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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