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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1230 AM CST TUE NOV 12 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 11 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         51    727 AM  76    1964  52     -1       65       
  MINIMUM         18   1159 PM   5    1986  32    -14       25       
  AVERAGE         35                        42     -7       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.28 2012   0.08  -0.07     1.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      0.96  -0.18     1.50    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.23                      7.58  -1.35     6.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.88                     34.28   0.60    25.39    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        23      7       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  235                       229      6      214       
  SINCE SEP 1    707                       742    -35      792       
  SINCE JUL 1    723                       753    -30      797       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE SEP 1    199                       104     95      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1014                       938     76     1237       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        71      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         8      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 12 2013......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 13 2013......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   452 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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