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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1232 AM CST FRI DEC 27 2013

...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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         40    326 PM  60    1936  32      8       22       
  MINIMUM         13    259 AM -14    1948  15     -2       11       
  AVERAGE         27                        24      3       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1942   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      1.21  -0.87     1.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.34                      1.21  -0.87     1.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.64                     36.91  -0.27    27.10    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        41     -3       48       
  MONTH TO DATE 1134                       998    136      807       
  SINCE DEC 1   1134                       998    136      807       
  SINCE JUL 1   2464                      2296    168     2101       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        68      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -10      1935                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 27 2013......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST   
DECEMBER 28 2013......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   449 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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