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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
1251 AM CST SUN DEC 29 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         50    258 PM  69    1984  32     18       30       
  MINIMUM         35    745 AM -32    1924  15     20       24       
  AVERAGE         43                        23     20       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.82 1927   0.03  -0.03     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      1.27  -0.93     1.63    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.34                      1.27  -0.93     1.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.64                     36.97  -0.33    27.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        42    -20       38       
  MONTH TO DATE 1190                      1082    108      891       
  SINCE DEC 1   1190                      1082    108      891       
  SINCE JUL 1   2520                      2380    140     2185       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        67      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -11      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2013......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
DECEMBER 30 2013......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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