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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1229 AM CST THU JAN 31 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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         33    328 AM  65    2012  32      1       65       
  MINIMUM         16    920 PM -17    1936  14      2       32       
  AVERAGE         25                        23      2       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          0.58 1937   0.03   0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.52                      0.87   0.65     0.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.14                      2.24   0.90     3.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.52                      0.87   0.65     0.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        42     -2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE 1129                      1278   -149     1078       
  SINCE DEC 1   2144                      2485   -341     2067       
  SINCE JUL 1   3438                      3783   -345     3263       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        71      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -20      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 31 2013.......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  1 2013......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   527 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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