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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1254 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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         31    813 AM  56    1998  32     -1       36       
  MINIMUM         11   1051 PM -10    1979  14     -3        7       
  AVERAGE         21                        23     -2       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.26 1973   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.62                      1.47   0.15     2.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.03    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        42      2       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       126     12      120       
  SINCE DEC 1   1153                      1333   -180     1109       
  SINCE JUL 1   2447                      2631   -184     2305       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        65      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -28      1947                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2013.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
JANUARY  5 2013.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   456 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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