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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1242 AM CST SAT JAN 26 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 25 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    232 PM  60    1981  32      9       39       
  MINIMUM         13   1149 PM -18    1897  13      0       24       
  AVERAGE         27                        22      5       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1898   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.74  -0.61     0.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.75                      2.11  -0.36     2.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.13                      0.74  -0.61     0.36    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        42     -4       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  977                      1068    -91      937       
  SINCE DEC 1   1992                      2275   -283     1926       
  SINCE JUL 1   3286                      3573   -287     3122       
                                                                     
 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    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        65      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -14      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 26 2013.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   
JANUARY 27 2013.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   521 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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