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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
206 AM CDT SAT OCT 12 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 11 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         78    316 PM  86    1962  65     13       73       
  MINIMUM         55    606 AM  25    2009  43     12       39       
                                      1987                          
  AVERAGE         67                        54     13       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.06 1984   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      1.05   0.42     0.20    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.54                      4.84  -2.30     0.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.08                     31.54  -0.46    19.60    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                       106    -66      167       
  SINCE SEP 1    107                       216   -109      302       
  SINCE JUL 1    123                       227   -104      307       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                         9     24        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    199                       102     97       83       
  SINCE JAN 1   1014                       936     78     1220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      1946                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 12 2013.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 13 2013.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   632 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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