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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1229 AM CST WED DEC 23 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         44   1159 PM  66    1933  33     11       41       
  MINIMUM         30    905 AM -20    1989  16     14       38       
  AVERAGE         37                        24     13       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.57 1961   0.04  -0.04     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.58                      1.06   1.52     0.93    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.58                      1.06   1.52     0.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.75                     36.76   1.99    43.99    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        41    -13       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  517                       834   -317      714       
  SINCE DEC 1    517                       834   -317      714       
  SINCE JUL 1   1528                      2132   -604     2222       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        66      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -21      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2015......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER 24 2015......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   446 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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