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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1245 AM CST SAT DEC 6 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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         40    245 PM  68    2001  38      2       21       
  MINIMUM         31    306 AM  -5    2005  20     11       13       
  AVERAGE         36                        29      7       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1930   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.28  -0.28      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.00                      0.28  -0.28      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     40.13                     35.98   4.15    36.32    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        36     -7       48       
  MONTH TO DATE  197                       174     23      156       
  SINCE DEC 1    197                       174     23      156       
  SINCE JUL 1   1705                      1472    233     1486       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        68      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -6      2005                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  6 2014......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST   
DECEMBER  7 2014......SUNRISE   721 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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