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CDUS43 KDMX 150632 RRB
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1230 AM CST SUN DEC 15 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         27    201 AM  61    2008  35     -8       53
  MINIMUM         14   1005 PM -10    1989  17     -3       22
  AVERAGE         21                        26     -5       38

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.08 1971   0.04  -0.03     0.33
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.73  -0.67     0.44
  SINCE DEC 1      0.06                      0.73  -0.67     0.44
  SINCE JAN 1     36.36                     36.43  -0.07    25.92

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       44                        39      5       27
  MONTH TO DATE  615                       513    102      356
  SINCE DEC 1    615                       513    102      356
  SINCE JUL 1   1945                      1811    134     1650

 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM
 LOWEST     77           500 PM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        59      2002
                                             1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -13      1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 15 2013......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   442 PM CST
DECEMBER 16 2013......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   442 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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