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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT THU OCT 24 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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         44   1158 AM  83    1963  61    -17       74       
  MINIMUM         30    711 AM  21    1936  39     -9       65       
  AVERAGE         37                        50    -13       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.55 2000   0.10  -0.10     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      2.12  -0.31     4.38    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.88                      5.91  -3.03     5.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.42                     32.61  -1.19    23.78    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        15     13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  250                       267    -17      274       
  SINCE SEP 1    317                       377    -60      409       
  SINCE JUL 1    333                       388    -55      414       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                         9     24        7       
  SINCE SEP 1    199                       102     97       90       
  SINCE JAN 1   1014                       936     78     1227       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        85      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      2006                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 24 2013.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   616 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 25 2013.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   614 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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