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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1243 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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         55   1146 PM  59    2008  32     23       42       
  MINIMUM         35   1017 AM -20    1915  14     21       24       
  AVERAGE         45                        23     22       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.98 2006   0.03  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.82  -0.44     0.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.00                      2.19  -0.19     3.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.38                      0.82  -0.44     0.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        42    -22       32       
  MONTH TO DATE 1071                      1194   -123     1029       
  SINCE DEC 1   2086                      2401   -315     2018       
  SINCE JUL 1   3380                      3699   -319     3214       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     92           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    96                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        57      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -20      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 29 2013.......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
JANUARY 30 2013.......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   525 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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