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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
134 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2018


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 22 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         69    206 PM  86    1940  61      8       59       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  22    1976  40      1       44       
  AVERAGE         55                        50      5       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.88 2001   0.09  -0.09     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.01                      2.02   2.99     4.42    
  SINCE SEP 1     10.07                      5.81   4.26     8.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.53                     32.51   0.02    23.93    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        15     -5       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  293                       252     41      110       
  SINCE SEP 1    377                       362     15      147       
  SINCE JUL 1    377                       373      4      147       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                         9     12       26       
  SINCE SEP 1    187                       102     85      195       
  SINCE JAN 1   1309                       936    373     1120       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        83      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        21      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 23 2018.......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   617 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 24 2018.......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   616 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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