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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
212 AM CDT WED OCT 23 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 22 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         44   1043 AM  86    1940  61    -17       72       
  MINIMUM         33    849 PM  22    1976  40     -7       62       
  AVERAGE         39                        50    -11       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          2.88 2001   0.09  -0.02     0.67    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      2.02  -0.21     4.37    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.88                      5.81  -2.93     5.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.42                     32.51  -1.09    23.77    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        15     11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  222                       252    -30      274       
  SINCE SEP 1    289                       362    -73      409       
  SINCE JUL 1    305                       373    -68      414       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                         9     24        2       
  SINCE SEP 1    199                       102     97       85       
  SINCE JAN 1   1014                       936     78     1222       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        83      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        21      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 23 2013.......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   617 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 24 2013.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   616 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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