483 
CDUS43 KDMX 170652
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1250 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013


................................... 

...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 16 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         66   1229 PM  77    1931  49     17       55       
  MINIMUM         44    131 AM   1    1959  30     14       25       
  AVERAGE         55                        39     16       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.53 2009   0.08  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      1.38  -0.54     1.50    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.29                      8.00  -1.71     6.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.96                     34.70   0.26    25.39    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        26    -16       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  359                       353      6      344       
  SINCE SEP 1    831                       866    -35      922       
  SINCE JUL 1    847                       877    -30      927       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE SEP 1    199                       104     95      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1014                       938     76     1237       
..................................................................


WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

..........................................................

                                                                     
THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        78      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -1      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 17 2013......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 18 2013......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST   

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

$$