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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1239 AM CST MON NOV 18 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 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         63    851 AM  78    1941  48     15       59       
  MINIMUM         41    840 PM  -1    1959  29     12       34       
  AVERAGE         52                        38     14       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.89 1928   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      1.45  -0.61     1.50    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.29                      8.07  -1.78     6.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.96                     34.77   0.19    25.39    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        26    -13       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  372                       379     -7      362       
  SINCE SEP 1    844                       892    -48      940       
  SINCE JUL 1    860                       903    -43      945       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE SEP 1    199                       104     95      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1014                       938     76     1237       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        75      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        10      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 18 2013......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 19 2013......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   448 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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