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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT SAT NOV 2 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 1 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         54    320 PM  83    1938  57     -3       63       
  MINIMUM         41    723 AM  20    2006  36      5       31       
                                      1923                          
  AVERAGE         48                        46      2       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.54 1983   0.09  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.09  -0.07     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.47                      6.71  -1.24     5.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.12                     33.41   0.71    23.89    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        19     -2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        19     -2       18       
  SINCE SEP 1    489                       532    -43      596       
  SINCE JUL 1    505                       543    -38      601       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    199                       104     95       98       
  SINCE JAN 1   1014                       938     76     1235       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        81      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        12      1991                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  2 2013......SUNRISE   742 AM CDT   SUNSET   604 PM CDT   
NOVEMBER  3 2013......SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   503 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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