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CDUS43 KDMX 200643
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
130 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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         65    211 PM  85    1924  62      3       58       
  MINIMUM         36    453 AM  17    1972  40     -4       36       
  AVERAGE         51                        51      0       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1983   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.51                      1.75   1.76     1.74    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.67                      5.54   2.13     2.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.96                     32.24   6.72    31.92    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        14      0       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  240                       209     31      155       
  SINCE SEP 1    361                       319     42      222       
  SINCE JUL 1    374                       330     44      238       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9       33       
  SINCE SEP 1     68                       102    -34      199       
  SINCE JAN 1    800                       936   -136     1014       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        85      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 20 2014.......SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   622 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 21 2014.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   620 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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