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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1240 AM CST MON JAN 21 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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         20   1221 AM  57    1934  32    -12       13       
  MINIMUM          7   1035 PM -25    1936  13     -6        2       
  AVERAGE         14                        22     -8        8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.05 1904   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.61  -0.48     0.24    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.75                      1.98  -0.23     2.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.13                      0.61  -0.48     0.24    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        43      8       57       
  MONTH TO DATE  723                       854   -131      752       
  SINCE DEC 1   1738                      2061   -323     1741       
  SINCE JUL 1   3032                      3359   -327     2937       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        63      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -21      1970                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2013.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
JANUARY 22 2013.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   515 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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