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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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         82    451 PM  96    1938  68     14       60       
  MINIMUM         67   1019 AM  23    1935  45     22       41       
  AVERAGE         75                        57     18       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.80          2.04 1959   0.10   0.70     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      0.40   0.94     0.15    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.41                      4.19  -1.78     0.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.95                     30.89   0.06    19.55    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9       14       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        34    -34       26       
  SINCE SEP 1     67                       144    -77      161       
  SINCE JUL 1     83                       155    -72      166       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         1      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                         4     27        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    197                        97    100       83       
  SINCE JAN 1   1012                       931     81     1220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        31      2004                    
                                             1988                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2013.......SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   645 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  6 2013.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 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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