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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1251 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2015

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         54   1159 PM  62    1991  35     19       46       
  MINIMUM         43    502 AM -12    1932  18     25       31       
  AVERAGE         49                        27     22       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.68 1946   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.64  -0.63     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.01                      0.64  -0.63     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.18                     36.34  -0.16    43.07    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        38    -22       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  257                       435   -178      425       
  SINCE DEC 1    257                       435   -178      425       
  SINCE JUL 1   1268                      1733   -465     1933       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    933                       938     -5      801       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                    
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     89           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    95                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        62      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -11      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2015......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST   
DECEMBER 14 2015......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   442 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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