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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CST THU JAN 3 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013


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    322 PM  62    2004  32      5       27       
  MINIMUM          9    133 AM -15    2010  14     -5       13       
                                      1979                          
  AVERAGE         23                        23      0       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00        999.00 2005   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.62                      1.44   0.18     2.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.03    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        42      0       45       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        84     10       77       
  SINCE DEC 1   1109                      1291   -182     1066       
  SINCE JUL 1   2403                      2589   -186     2262       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        56      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -10      1979                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2013.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST   
JANUARY  4 2013.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   455 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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