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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1251 AM CST SUN JAN 6 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         41   1204 PM  65    2012  32      9       65       
  MINIMUM         24    403 AM -20    1924  14     10       29       
  AVERAGE         33                        23     10       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1955   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.62                      1.54   0.08     2.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.03    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        42    -10       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       210     -2      165       
  SINCE DEC 1   1223                      1417   -194     1154       
  SINCE JUL 1   2517                      2715   -198     2350       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        58      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -14      1924                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2013.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST   
JANUARY  7 2013.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   458 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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