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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1229 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         31    212 PM  69    1984  32     -1       36
  MINIMUM         25   1159 PM -32    1924  15     10       14
  AVERAGE         28                        23      5       25

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.82 1927   0.03  MM        0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.78                      1.27   1.51     0.98
  SINCE DEC 1      2.78                      1.27   1.51     0.98
  SINCE JAN 1     38.95                     36.97   1.98    44.04

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       37                        42     -5       40
  MONTH TO DATE  697                      1082   -385      890
  SINCE DEC 1    697                      1082   -385      890
  SINCE JUL 1   1708                      2380   -672     2398

 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1100 AM
 LOWEST     78          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    89

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        67      1984
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -11      1935


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 29 2015......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST
DECEMBER 30 2015......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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