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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
113 AM CST WED NOV 21 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 20 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         58    302 PM  76    1942  46     12       36       
  MINIMUM         33   1015 PM  10    1964  28      5       29       
  AVERAGE         46                        37      9       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1992   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.58                      1.67  -0.09     2.67    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.85                      8.29  -1.44     5.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.33                     34.99  -9.66    32.17    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        28     -9       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  413                       462    -49      432       
  SINCE SEP 1    991                       975     16      935       
  SINCE JUL 1    996                       986     10      935       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    100                       104     -4       88       
  SINCE JAN 1   1237                       938    299     1116       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        70      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1937                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 21 2012......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 22 2012......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   446 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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