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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1237 AM CST TUE DEC 4 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 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         71R   221 PM  64    1998  39     32       52
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  -8    1929  21     24       38
  AVERAGE         58                        30     28       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.09 2011   0.05  -0.05     1.09
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.17  -0.17     1.09
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.17  -0.17     1.09
  SINCE JAN 1     25.45                     35.87 -10.42    33.66

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        7                        35    -28       20
  MONTH TO DATE   41                       103    -62       88
  SINCE DEC 1     41                       103    -62       88
  SINCE JUL 1   1335                      1401    -66     1284

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1   1237                       938    299     1116
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     59           400 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        71      1998
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21         1      2005
                                             1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  4 2012......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST
DECEMBER  5 2012......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   441 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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