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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
134 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         73    210 PM  88    1975  65      8       53       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  24    1946  42     14       34       
  AVERAGE         65                        54     11       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1997   0.08  -0.08     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.13  -1.13     1.22    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.26                      4.92  -0.66     5.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.98                     31.62  -1.64    39.53    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       118    -33      154       
  SINCE SEP 1    136                       228    -92      275       
  SINCE JUL 1    158                       239    -81      288       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         9     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    203                       102    101       68       
  SINCE JAN 1    931                       936     -5      800       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        28      2006                    
                                             2002                    
                                             1979                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 13 2015.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 14 2015.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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