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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT TUE OCT 8 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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         73    238 PM  95    1939  67      6       53       
  MINIMUM         42    626 AM  25    2012  44     -2       25       
  AVERAGE         58                        56      2       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1931   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      0.69   0.78     0.15    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.54                      4.48  -1.94     0.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.08                     31.18  -0.10    19.55    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        10     -3       26       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        63    -31      105       
  SINCE SEP 1     99                       173    -74      240       
  SINCE JUL 1    115                       184    -69      245       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                         7     24        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    197                       100     97       83       
  SINCE JAN 1   1012                       934     78     1220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      2000                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2013.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   640 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  9 2013.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 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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