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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1256 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2018

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2018

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         43    204 PM  59    1940  33     10       24       
  MINIMUM         18    545 AM -19    2013  15      3        8       
                                      1983                          
  AVERAGE         31                        24      7       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1918   0.04  -0.04     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      1.14  -0.31     0.56    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.83                      1.14  -0.31     0.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.38                     36.84  -0.46    25.17    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        41     -7       49       
  MONTH TO DATE  796                       916   -120      763       
  SINCE DEC 1    796                       916   -120      763       
  SINCE JUL 1   2299                      2214     85     1890       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1309                       938    371     1120       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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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 2018......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 2018......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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