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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1241 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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         42    536 PM  68    2011  37      5       44       
  MINIMUM         22    300 AM -20    1958  18      4       16       
  AVERAGE         32                        28      4       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          0.80 2008   0.05   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.63  -0.31     0.79    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.78                      2.90  -2.12     4.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.44                      1.53  -1.09     2.42    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        37     -4       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  901                       675    226      605       
  SINCE DEC 1   3735                      3199    536     2803       
  SINCE JUL 1   5065                      4497    568     4097       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        66      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -14      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2014......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   548 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 19 2014......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   549 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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