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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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         67   1156 AM  83    1963  61      6       44       
  MINIMUM         42    951 PM  21    1936  39      3       30       
  AVERAGE         55                        50      5       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 2000   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.51                      2.12   1.39     1.81    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.67                      5.91   1.76     2.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.96                     32.61   6.35    31.99    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        15     -5       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  288                       267     21      250       
  SINCE SEP 1    409                       377     32      317       
  SINCE JUL 1    422                       388     34      333       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        85      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      2006                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 24 2014.......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   616 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 25 2014.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   614 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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