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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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         80    257 PM  92    2006  69     11       80       
  MINIMUM         65   1103 PM  32    1987  45     20       43       
  AVERAGE         73                        57     16       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.54          2.06 1925   0.10   0.44     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.54                      0.30   0.24     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.61                      4.09  -2.48     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.15                     30.79  -0.64    19.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        25    -25       12       
  SINCE SEP 1     67                       135    -68      147       
  SINCE JUL 1     83                       146    -63      152       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                         3     18        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    187                        96     91       83       
  SINCE JAN 1   1002                       930     72     1220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        96      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        23      1935                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2013.......SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   646 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  5 2013.......SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   645 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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