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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT SUN OCT 13 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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         68   1208 AM  88    1975  65      3       60       
  MINIMUM         43   1159 PM  24    1946  42      1       36       
  AVERAGE         56                        54      2       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.57 1997   0.08   0.06     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.61                      1.13   0.48     0.28    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.68                      4.92  -2.24     1.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.22                     31.62  -0.40    19.68    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        12     -3       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                       118    -69      184       
  SINCE SEP 1    116                       228   -112      319       
  SINCE JUL 1    132                       239   -107      324       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        28      2006                    
                                             2002                    
                                             1979                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 13 2013.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   632 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 14 2013.......SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   630 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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