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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1236 AM CST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


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   1248 AM  63    1965  32      5       57
  MINIMUM         15   1159 PM -13    1968  14      1       34
  AVERAGE         26                        23      3       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.99 1931   0.03  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.62                      1.37   0.25     2.63
  SINCE DEC 1      1.62                      1.37   0.25     2.63
  SINCE JAN 1     27.12                     37.07  -9.95    35.20

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       39                        42     -3       19
  MONTH TO DATE 1015                      1208   -193      989
  SINCE DEC 1   1015                      1207   -192      989
  SINCE JUL 1   2309                      2505   -196     2185

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1   1237                       938    299     1116
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           800 AM
 LOWEST     52          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        56      2004
                                             1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -11      1979


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  1 2013.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST
JANUARY  2 2013.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   453 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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