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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1228 AM CST WED DEC 3 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 2 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         32    350 PM  67    1973  40     -8       49       
  MINIMUM          9    533 AM  -1    1929  22    -13       31       
  AVERAGE         21                        31    -10       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1897   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.00                      0.12  -0.12      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     40.13                     35.82   4.31    36.32    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        34     10       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        68     26       55       
  SINCE DEC 1     94                        68     26       55       
  SINCE JUL 1   1602                      1366    236     1385       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    801                       938   -137     1014       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        71      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -8      1929                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  3 2014......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST   
DECEMBER  4 2014......SUNRISE   719 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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