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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1230 AM CST TUE DEC 10 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9 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         18   1215 AM  66    1939  36    -18       40       
  MINIMUM         -4    943 PM -11    1958  19    -23       22       
  AVERAGE          7                        28    -21       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.86 2003   0.05  -0.05     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.49  -0.47     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.02                      0.49  -0.47     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.88                     36.19  -0.31    25.59    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       58                        37     21       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  373                       321     52      198       
  SINCE DEC 1    373                       321     52      198       
  SINCE JUL 1   1703                      1619     84     1492       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        60      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19        -6      2009                    
                                             1972                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 10 2013......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST   
DECEMBER 11 2013......SUNRISE   725 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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