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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT THU OCT 31 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 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         63    959 PM  86    1950  58      5       55       
  MINIMUM         52    235 AM   5    1925  37     15       29       
  AVERAGE         58                        47     11       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.28R         1.42 1942   0.09   2.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.09                      2.74   1.35     4.49    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.16                      6.53  -1.37     5.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.81                     33.23   0.58    23.89    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        18    -11       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  392                       384      8      418       
  SINCE SEP 1    459                       494    -35      553       
  SINCE JUL 1    475                       505    -30      558       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     93           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    97                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        85      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1925                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 31 2013.......SUNRISE   740 AM CDT   SUNSET   606 PM CDT   
NOVEMBER  1 2013......SUNRISE   741 AM CDT   SUNSET   605 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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