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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1229 AM CST THU DEC 13 2018


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         40   1228 AM  62    1991  35      5       33       
  MINIMUM         27    737 AM -12    1932  18      9       15       
  AVERAGE         34                        27      7       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1946   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      0.64   0.13     0.34    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.77                      0.64   0.13     0.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.32                     36.34  -0.02    24.95    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        38     -7       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  432                       435     -3      369       
  SINCE DEC 1    432                       435     -3      369       
  SINCE JUL 1   1935                      1733    202     1496       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1309                       938    371     1120       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     75           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        63      2015                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -11      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2018......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   442 PM CST   
DECEMBER 14 2018......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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