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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT FRI OCT 3 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         66   1023 AM  93    1953  69     -3       85
  MINIMUM         55   1159 PM  22    2003  46      9       58
  AVERAGE         61                        57      4       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.82          1.64 1944   0.10   0.72     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      0.20   0.78     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      5.14                      3.99   1.15     1.07
  SINCE JAN 1     36.11                     30.69   5.42    30.18

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        4                         8     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        16     -9        0
  SINCE SEP 1    128                       126      2       67
  SINCE JUL 1    141                       137      4       83

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2       13
  SINCE SEP 1     68                        95    -27      179
  SINCE JAN 1    800                       929   -129      994
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     86          1000 PM
 AVERAGE    93

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      2006
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        32      1987


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  3 2014.......SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   648 PM CDT
OCTOBER  4 2014.......SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   647 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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