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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
108 AM CST THU DEC 25 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         37    336 PM  59    1940  33      4       18       
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM -19    2013  15     17      -19       
                                      1983                          
  AVERAGE         35                        24     11        0      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.20 1918   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      1.14  -0.18     0.64    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.96                      1.14  -0.18     0.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.74                     36.84   5.90    36.96    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        41    -11       65       
  MONTH TO DATE  771                       916   -145     1057       
  SINCE DEC 1    771                       916   -145     1057       
  SINCE JUL 1   2279                      2214     65     2387       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        60      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -15      2000                    
                                             1983                    
                                         
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2014......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 2014......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   447 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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