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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
111 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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         45    259 PM  70    1946  37      8       20       
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM  -9    1958  19     11       13       
  AVERAGE         38                        28     10       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.30 2008   0.05  -0.05     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.44  -0.43     0.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.01                      0.44  -0.43     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.14                     36.14   4.00    36.45    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        37    -10       48       
  MONTH TO DATE  292                       284      8      315       
  SINCE DEC 1    292                       284      8      315       
  SINCE JUL 1   1800                      1582    218     1645       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        66      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -11      1958                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2014......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST   
DECEMBER 10 2014......SUNRISE   724 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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