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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1242 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 24 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         22   1159 PM  59    1981  32    -10       34       
  MINIMUM          4    751 AM -16    1897  13     -9       24       
  AVERAGE         13                        22     -9       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1938   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.72  -0.59     0.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.75                      2.09  -0.34     2.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.13                      0.72  -0.59     0.36    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       52                        43      9       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  939                      1026    -87      904       
  SINCE DEC 1   1954                      2233   -279     1893       
  SINCE JUL 1   3248                      3531   -283     3089       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        60      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -18      1897                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 25 2013.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   518 PM CST   
JANUARY 26 2013.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   520 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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