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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT WED OCT 30 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 29 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         59    220 PM  91    1937  58      1       49       
  MINIMUM         40    656 AM  15    1925  37      3       26       
  AVERAGE         50                        48      2       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.28 1896   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      2.65  -0.84     4.49    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.88                      6.44  -3.56     5.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.53                     33.14  -1.61    23.89    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        17     -2       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  385                       366     19      395       
  SINCE SEP 1    452                       476    -24      530       
  SINCE JUL 1    468                       487    -19      535       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                         9     24       15       
  SINCE SEP 1    199                       102     97       98       
  SINCE JAN 1   1014                       936     78     1235       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37         5      1925                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 30 2013.......SUNRISE   739 AM CDT   SUNSET   608 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 31 2013.......SUNRISE   740 AM CDT   SUNSET   606 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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