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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1231 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2018


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 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         36   1015 PM  63    2015  35      1       49       
  MINIMUM         27    129 AM -11    1961  18      9       28       
  AVERAGE         32                        26      6       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.54 2015   0.05  -0.05     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      0.69   0.08     0.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.77                      0.69   0.08     0.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.32                     36.39  -0.07    24.97    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        39     -6       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  465                       474     -9      395       
  SINCE DEC 1    465                       474     -9      395       
  SINCE JUL 1   1968                      1772    196     1522       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     89           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    95                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        61      2008                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -10      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 14 2018......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   442 PM CST   
DECEMBER 15 2018......SUNRISE   728 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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