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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1235 AM CST SAT DEC 28 2013

...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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         46    333 PM  68    1946  32     14       28       
  MINIMUM         16    756 AM -10    1935  15      1        9       
  AVERAGE         31                        23      8       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 2003   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      1.24  -0.90     1.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.34                      1.24  -0.90     1.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.64                     36.94  -0.30    27.10    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        42     -8       46       
  MONTH TO DATE 1168                      1040    128      853       
  SINCE DEC 1   1168                      1040    128      853       
  SINCE JUL 1   2498                      2338    160     2147       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         

                                                                     
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    92           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        69      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -32      1924                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2013......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST   
DECEMBER 29 2013......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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