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CLIOTM  
  
CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1229 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 2024  
  
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2024  
  
WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST        
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR       
                                                  NORMAL              
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                            
 YESTERDAY                                                             
  MAXIMUM         32    212 PM  62    1941  35     -3       56         
  MINIMUM         14    727 AM -19    1989  18     -4       38         
  AVERAGE         23                        27     -4       47       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.60 2015   0.05  -0.05      T         
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      1.05   0.96     0.53       
  SINCE DEC 1      2.01                      1.05   0.96     0.53       
  SINCE JAN 1     35.95                     36.58  -0.63    18.85       
  
DEGREE DAYS                                                             
 HEATING                                                                
  YESTERDAY       42                        38      4       18          
  MONTH TO DATE  759                       738     21      593          
  SINCE DEC 1    759                       738     21      593          
  SINCE JUL 1   1728                      1998   -270     1676          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0          
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0          
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0          
  SINCE JAN 1    948                       985    -37      990           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                          
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                           
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                    
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                        
 LOWEST     61           300 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    77                                                          
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        66      1933                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -20      1989                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST       
DECEMBER 23 2024......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   446 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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