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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT FRI OCT 11 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 10 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         77    345 PM  89    1930  66     11       57       
  MINIMUM         44    403 AM  25    2009  43      1       30       
                                      1925                          
  AVERAGE         61                        54      7       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.43 1973   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      0.96   0.51     0.20    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.54                      4.75  -2.21     0.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.08                     31.45  -0.37    19.60    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        11     -7       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        95    -55      158       
  SINCE SEP 1    107                       205    -98      293       
  SINCE JUL 1    123                       216    -93      298       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                         9     22        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    197                       102     95       83       
  SINCE JAN 1   1012                       936     76     1220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      2009                    
                                             1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 11 2013.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 12 2013.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 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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