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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
137 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         78    316 PM  87    1947  62     16       63       
  MINIMUM         55   1045 PM  18    1930  40     15       39       
  AVERAGE         67                        51     16       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.25 1900   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.93  -1.90     3.51    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.29                      5.72  -1.43     7.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.01                     32.42  -2.41    41.82    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  181                       237    -56      263       
  SINCE SEP 1    232                       347   -115      384       
  SINCE JUL 1    254                       358   -104      397       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         9     -1        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    205                       102    103       68       
  SINCE JAN 1    933                       936     -3      800       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        86      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        22      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 22 2015.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   619 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 23 2015.......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   618 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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