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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1230 AM CST FRI DEC 13 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         29        MM  62    1991  35     -6       50        
  MINIMUM         -1        MM -12    1932  18    -19       25        
  AVERAGE         14                        27    -13       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1946   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.64  -0.62     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.02                      0.64  -0.62     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.88                     36.34  -0.46    25.59    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        38     13       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  531                       435     96      305       
  SINCE DEC 1    531                       435     96      305       
  SINCE JUL 1   1861                      1733    128     1599       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1014                       938     76     1237       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        62      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -11      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2013......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   442 PM CST   
DECEMBER 14 2013......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   442 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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