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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24 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    513 PM  85    1940  60      5       43       
  MINIMUM         44   1207 AM  20    2006  39      5       28       
  AVERAGE         55                        50      5       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1967   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.51                      2.21   1.30     1.81    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.67                      6.00   1.67     2.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.96                     32.70   6.26    31.99    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        16     -6       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  298                       283     15      279       
  SINCE SEP 1    419                       393     26      346       
  SINCE JUL 1    432                       404     28      362       
                                                                     
 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 (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        88      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        23      1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 25 2014.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   614 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 26 2014.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   613 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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