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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1233 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 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         12    610 PM  56    2004  32    -20       22       
                                      1939                          
  MINIMUM          9   1159 PM -11    1979  14     -5        3       
  AVERAGE         11                        23    -12       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY       MM             1.68 1948   0.03  MM        0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.03  MM        0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.34                      1.40  -1.06     1.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                         0.03  MM        0.00    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       54                        42     12       52       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        42     12       52       
  SINCE DEC 1   1398                      1249    149     1067       
  SINCE JUL 1   2728                      2547    181     2361       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        62      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -15      2010                    
                                             1979                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2014.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST   
JANUARY  3 2014.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   454 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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