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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
110 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         28   1247 AM  59    1941  33     -5       31       
  MINIMUM         23   1213 PM -18    1983  18      5       21       
  AVERAGE         26                        25      1       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.12 1952   0.04  -0.04     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.89                      0.93  -0.04     1.53    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.89                      0.93  -0.04     1.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     49.82                     35.51  14.31    46.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        40     -1       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  775                       694     81      834       
  SINCE DEC 1    775                       694     81      834       
  SINCE JUL 1   2014                      1916     98     2105       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    573                      1088   -515      724       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        67      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -13      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2009......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   444 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2009......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   444 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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