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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT MON OCT 29 2018


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 28 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         61    252 PM  84    1927  59      2       43       
  MINIMUM         37   1156 PM  12    1925  38     -1       23       
  AVERAGE         49                        48      1       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.05 1921   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.01                      2.56   2.45     4.42    
  SINCE SEP 1     10.07                      6.35   3.72     8.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.53                     33.05  -0.52    23.93    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        17     -1       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  392                       349     43      231       
  SINCE SEP 1    476                       459     17      268       
  SINCE JUL 1    476                       470      6      268       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        91      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        15      1925                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 29 2018.......SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   609 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 30 2018.......SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   608 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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