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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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         57    312 PM  88    1975  65     -8       66       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  28    2006  42     10       34       
                                      2002                          
                                      1979                          
  AVERAGE         55                        53      2       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.78R         1.47 2012   0.09   1.69     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.00                      1.22   1.78     1.61    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.16                      5.01   2.15     2.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.45                     31.71   6.74    31.79    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        12     -2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       130     34       64       
  SINCE SEP 1    285                       240     45      131       
  SINCE JUL 1    298                       251     47      147       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     93           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    97                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        91      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1937                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 14 2014.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 15 2014.......SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   629 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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