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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         85    224 PM  93    1953  69     16       76       
  MINIMUM         58    304 AM  22    2003  46     12       44       
  AVERAGE         72                        57     15       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.64 1944   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.07                      3.99  -2.92     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.61                     30.69  -1.08    19.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        16    -16        9       
  SINCE SEP 1     67                       126    -59      144       
  SINCE JUL 1     83                       137    -54      149       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         2     11        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    179                        95     84       83       
  SINCE JAN 1    994                       929     65     1220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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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 2013.......SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   648 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2013.......SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   646 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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