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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1237 AM CST THU DEC 11 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 10 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         33    109 PM  60    1979  36     -3       23       
  MINIMUM         26   1216 AM  -6    2009  19      7        2       
                                      1972                          
  AVERAGE         30                        27      3       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.36 1970   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.55  -0.54     0.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.01                      0.55  -0.54     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.14                     36.25   3.89    36.45    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        38     -3       52       
  MONTH TO DATE  364                       359      5      425       
  SINCE DEC 1    364                       359      5      425       
  SINCE JUL 1   1872                      1657    215     1755       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        64      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -11      1972                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 11 2014......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST   
DECEMBER 12 2014......SUNRISE   726 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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