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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1233 AM CST FRI NOV 21 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 20 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         30    302 PM  76    1942  46    -16       42       
  MINIMUM         13   1103 PM  10    1964  28    -15       37       
  AVERAGE         22                        37    -15       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1992   0.07  -0.07     0.72    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      1.67  -1.47     1.58    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.87                      8.29  -0.42     7.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.16                     34.99   4.17    36.14    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        28     15       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  641                       462    179      451       
  SINCE SEP 1   1163                       975    188      923       
  SINCE JUL 1   1176                       986    190      939       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     69                       104    -35      199       
  SINCE JAN 1    801                       938   -137     1014       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        70      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1937                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 21 2014......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 22 2014......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   446 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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