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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1232 AM CST THU NOV 8 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 7 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         47    420 PM  77    1937  54     -7       60
  MINIMUM         32   1052 PM  -5    1991  34     -2       32
  AVERAGE         40                        44     -4       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.62 1938   0.08  -0.08     0.26
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.63  -0.42     1.54
  SINCE SEP 1      5.48                      7.25  -1.77     4.15
  SINCE JAN 1     23.96                     33.95  -9.99    31.04

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       25                        21      4       19
  MONTH TO DATE  160                       139     21      127
  SINCE SEP 1    738                       652     86      630
  SINCE JUL 1    743                       663     80      630

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE SEP 1     98                       104     -6       88
  SINCE JAN 1   1235                       938    297     1116
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM
 LOWEST     53           200 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        79      1999
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        -3      1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  8 2012......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST
NOVEMBER  9 2012......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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