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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1252 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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   1118 PM  64    1965  32    -14       41       
  MINIMUM         -1    618 AM -10    1968  14    -15       10       
  AVERAGE          9                        23    -14       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.61 1931   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      1.34  -1.00     1.63    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.34                      1.34  -1.00     1.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.64                     37.04  -0.40    27.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        42     14       39       
  MONTH TO DATE 1291                      1166    125      976       
  SINCE DEC 1   1291                      1166    125      976       
  SINCE JUL 1   2621                      2464    157     2270       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        63      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -13      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2013......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2014.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   452 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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