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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CDT MON OCT 14 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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         66    347 PM  88    1975  65      1       69       
  MINIMUM         34    632 AM  28    2006  42     -8       52       
                                      2002                          
                                      1979                          
  AVERAGE         50                        53     -3       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.47 2012   0.09  -0.09     1.47    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.61                      1.22   0.39     1.75    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.68                      5.01  -2.33     2.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.22                     31.71  -0.49    21.15    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        12      3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                       130    -66      188       
  SINCE SEP 1    131                       240   -109      323       
  SINCE JUL 1    147                       251   -104      328       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         

                                                                     
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    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        91      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1937                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 14 2013.......SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   630 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 15 2013.......SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   629 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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