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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1239 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         56    233 PM  60    1952  31     25       27       
  MINIMUM         20   1159 PM -21    1936  13      7        2       
  AVERAGE         38                        22     16       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.31 1907   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.58  -0.45     0.24    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.75                      1.95  -0.20     2.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.13                      0.58  -0.45     0.24    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        43    -16       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  672                       811   -139      695       
  SINCE DEC 1   1687                      2018   -331     1684       
  SINCE JUL 1   2981                      3316   -335     2880       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        57      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -25      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 20 2013.......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
JANUARY 21 2013.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   513 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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