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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 14 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    343 PM  91    1938  64      2       66       
  MINIMUM         37    628 AM  20    1937  42     -5       44       
  AVERAGE         52                        53     -1       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.57 2012   0.08  -0.08     1.57    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.61                      1.30   0.31     3.32    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.68                      5.09  -2.41     4.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.22                     31.79  -0.57    22.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        12      1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                       142    -65      198       
  SINCE SEP 1    144                       252   -108      333       
  SINCE JUL 1    160                       263   -103      338       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        90      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1937                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 15 2013.......SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   629 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 16 2013.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 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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