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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1240 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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         61R   401 AM  57    1988  32     29       37       
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM -20    1966  14     19       27       
  AVERAGE         47                        23     24       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.93R         0.72 1947   0.02   0.91     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.31                      0.84   0.47     0.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.93                      2.21   0.72     3.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.31                      0.84   0.47     0.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        42    -24       33       
  MONTH TO DATE 1089                      1236   -147     1062       
  SINCE DEC 1   2104                      2443   -339     2051       
  SINCE JUL 1   3398                      3741   -343     3247       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     86           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        65      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -17      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 30 2013.......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
JANUARY 31 2013.......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   526 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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