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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
152 AM CST MON DEC 30 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         37   1201 AM  67    1984  32      5       24       
  MINIMUM          2   1159 PM -11    1935  14    -12       13       
  AVERAGE         20                        23     -3       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.60 1971   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      1.31  -0.97     1.63    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.34                      1.31  -0.97     1.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.64                     37.01  -0.37    27.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        42      3       46       
  MONTH TO DATE 1235                      1124    111      937       
  SINCE DEC 1   1235                      1124    111      937       
  SINCE JUL 1   2565                      2422    143     2231       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        64      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -10      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2013......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
DECEMBER 31 2013......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   451 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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