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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1233 AM CST WED DEC 25 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         18   1159 PM  59    1940  33    -15       22       
  MINIMUM        -19R   702 AM -19    1983  15    -34       15       
  AVERAGE          0                        24    -24       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1918   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      1.14  -0.80     1.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.34                      1.14  -0.80     1.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.64                     36.84  -0.20    27.10    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       65                        41     24       46       
  MONTH TO DATE 1057                       916    141      707       
  SINCE DEC 1   1057                       916    141      707       
  SINCE JUL 1   2387                      2214    173     2001       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        60      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -15      2000                    
                                             1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2013......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 2013......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   447 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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