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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1245 AM CST TUE NOV 5 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 4 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    349 PM  76    1978  55     -1       48       
  MINIMUM         47   1105 AM   6    1991  35     12       31       
  AVERAGE         51                        45      6       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          2.25 1938   0.09  -0.02     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.37  -0.28     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.54                      6.99  -1.45     5.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.19                     33.69   0.50    23.91    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        20     -6       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                        77     -1       91       
  SINCE SEP 1    548                       590    -42      669       
  SINCE JUL 1    564                       601    -37      674       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         

                                                                     
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    86          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        76      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        20      1973                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  5 2013......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   500 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  6 2013......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   459 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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