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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1232 AM CST MON DEC 17 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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         42   1200 AM  67    1939  34      8       35
  MINIMUM         30   1120 PM -19    1932  17     13       17
  AVERAGE         36                        26     10       26

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.86 1940   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.81   0.04     2.29
  SINCE DEC 1      0.85                      0.81   0.04     2.29
  SINCE JAN 1     26.31                     36.51 -10.20    34.86

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       29                        40    -11       39
  MONTH TO DATE  404                       592   -188      554
  SINCE DEC 1    404                       592   -188      554
  SINCE JUL 1   1698                      1890   -192     1750

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          1100 PM
 LOWEST     82          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        64      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -12      1932


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 17 2012......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   443 PM CST
DECEMBER 18 2012......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   443 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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