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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1229 AM CST FRI NOV 8 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 7 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         49    318 PM  77    1937  54     -5       47       
  MINIMUM         26    420 AM  -5    1991  34     -8       32       
  AVERAGE         38                        44     -6       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1938   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      0.63   0.14     0.22    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.22                      7.25  -1.03     5.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.87                     33.95   0.92    24.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        21      6       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       139     -3      160       
  SINCE SEP 1    608                       652    -44      738       
  SINCE JUL 1    624                       663    -39      743       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        79      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        -3      1991                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  8 2013......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  9 2013......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   456 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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