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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1238 AM CST MON JAN 28 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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         43   1159 PM  63    2002  32     11       36       
                                      1934                          
  MINIMUM         29    245 AM -16    1940  14     15       23       
  AVERAGE         36                        23     13       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          1.54 1949   0.02   0.22     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.79  -0.42     0.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.99                      2.16  -0.17     3.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.37                      0.79  -0.42     0.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        42    -13       35       
  MONTH TO DATE 1051                      1152   -101      997       
  SINCE DEC 1   2066                      2359   -293     1986       
  SINCE JUL 1   3360                      3657   -297     3182       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        59      2008                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -20      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 28 2013.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   
JANUARY 29 2013.......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   523 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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