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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1254 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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         35    315 PM  59    1996  31      4       31       
  MINIMUM         18    803 AM -16    1982  13      5        4       
  AVERAGE         27                        22      5       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1996   0.03  -0.03     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.53  -0.40     0.24    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.75                      1.90  -0.15     2.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.13                      0.53  -0.40     0.24    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        43     -5       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  619                       725   -106      595       
  SINCE DEC 1   1634                      1932   -298     1584       
  SINCE JUL 1   2928                      3230   -302     2780       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        60      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -22      1930                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2013.......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2013.......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   511 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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