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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT SUN OCT 6 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         76   1259 AM  93    1963  68      8       47       
  MINIMUM         42   1148 PM  31    2004  45     -3       32       
                                      1988                          
  AVERAGE         59                        56      3       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.32 1954   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      0.50   0.84     0.15    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.41                      4.29  -1.88     0.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.95                     30.99  -0.04    19.55    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         9     -3       25       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        43    -37       51       
  SINCE SEP 1     73                       153    -80      186       
  SINCE JUL 1     89                       164    -75      191       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                         5     26        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    197                        98     99       83       
  SINCE JAN 1   1012                       932     80     1220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        22      1935                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  6 2013.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  7 2013.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   641 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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