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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
125 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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         21    129 AM  68    2001  38    -17       46       
  MINIMUM         13   1159 PM  -5    2005  20     -7       21       
  AVERAGE         17                        29    -12       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.33 1930   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.28  -0.28      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.28  -0.28      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     35.86                     35.98  -0.12    25.48    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       48                        36     12       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       174    -18       90       
  SINCE DEC 1    156                       174    -18       90       
  SINCE JUL 1   1486                      1472     14     1384       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1014                       938     76     1237       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        68      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -6      2005                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  6 2013......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST   
DECEMBER  7 2013......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   441 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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