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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 22 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         63    321 PM  86    1940  61      2       44       
  MINIMUM         36    654 AM  22    1976  40     -4       33       
  AVERAGE         50                        50      0       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.88 2001   0.09  -0.09     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.51                      2.02   1.49     1.81    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.67                      5.81   1.86     2.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.96                     32.51   6.45    31.99    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        15      0       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  278                       252     26      222       
  SINCE SEP 1    399                       362     37      289       
  SINCE JUL 1    412                       373     39      305       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        83      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        21      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 23 2014.......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   617 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 24 2014.......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   616 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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