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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1235 AM CST WED JAN 16 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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         32    312 PM  59    1990  31      1       44       
  MINIMUM         11    735 AM -20    1979  13     -2       12       
  AVERAGE         22                        22      0       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.86 1969   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.47  -0.34     0.17    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.75                      1.84  -0.09     2.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.13                      0.47  -0.34     0.17    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        43      0       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  546                       639    -93      521       
  SINCE DEC 1   1561                      1846   -285     1510       
  SINCE JUL 1   2855                      3144   -289     2706       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        61      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -20      2009                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 16 2013.......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
JANUARY 17 2013.......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   509 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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