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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1232 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2018

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         33   1220 AM  69    1984  32      1       16       
  MINIMUM         15   1159 PM -32    1924  15      0        2       
  AVERAGE         24                        23      1        9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.28 2015   0.03  -0.03     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      1.27   0.41     0.66    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.68                      1.27   0.41     0.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.23                     36.97   0.26    25.27    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        42     -1       56       
  MONTH TO DATE  913                      1082   -169     1004       
  SINCE DEC 1    913                      1082   -169     1004       
  SINCE JUL 1   2416                      2380     36     2131       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        67      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -11      1935                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2018......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST   
DECEMBER 30 2018......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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