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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1232 AM CST THU FEB 7 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 6 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         44    427 PM  62    2009  34     10       35       
  MINIMUM         21    647 AM -17    1978  15      6       23       
  AVERAGE         33                        24      9       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.76 1928   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.19  -0.18     0.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.15                      2.46   0.69     3.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.53                      1.09   0.44     0.81    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        41     -9       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  248                       247      1      181       
  SINCE DEC 1   2446                      2771   -325     2264       
  SINCE JUL 1   3740                      4069   -329     3460       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        61      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -18      1905                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  7 2013......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   535 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  8 2013......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   536 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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