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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1236 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2018

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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         56    258 PM  68    1946  32     24        6
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM -11    2017  15     18      -11
  AVERAGE         45                        23     22       -2

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.56          1.00 2003   0.03   0.53      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.69                      1.24   0.45     0.56
  SINCE DEC 1      1.69                      1.24   0.45     0.56
  SINCE JAN 1     37.24                     36.94   0.30    25.17

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       20                        42    -22       67
  MONTH TO DATE  872                      1040   -168      948
  SINCE DEC 1    872                      1040   -168      948
  SINCE JUL 1   2375                      2338     37     2075

 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM
 LOWEST     86           300 PM
 AVERAGE    93

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        69      1984
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -32      1924


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 28 2018......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST
DECEMBER 29 2018......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   449 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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