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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1237 AM CST MON DEC 31 2018


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         41    322 PM  64    1965  32      9        9       
  MINIMUM         16    153 AM -10    1968  14      2       -4       
  AVERAGE         29                        23      6        3      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.61 1931   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.69                      1.34   0.35     0.66    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.69                      1.34   0.35     0.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.24                     37.04   0.20    25.27    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        42     -6       62       
  MONTH TO DATE  995                      1166   -171     1122       
  SINCE DEC 1    995                      1166   -171     1122       
  SINCE JUL 1   2498                      2464     34     2249       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        63      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -13      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2018......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2019.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   452 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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