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CDUS43 KDMX 060633
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1231 AM CST FRI NOV 6 2009


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 5 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         59    251 PM  76    1924  53      6       71
  MINIMUM         27    634 AM  20    1973  35     -8       56
  AVERAGE         43                        44     -1       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1938   0.09  -0.09     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.41  -0.41     0.04
  SINCE SEP 1     10.41                      7.23   3.18     6.46
  SINCE JAN 1     46.37                     32.57  13.80    42.73

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       22                        21      1        1
  MONTH TO DATE  104                        99      5       18
  SINCE SEP 1    728                       538    190      503
  SINCE JUL 1    766                       552    214      503

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1
  SINCE SEP 1     33                       107    -74       78
  SINCE JAN 1    573                      1088   -515      724
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM
 LOWEST     39           200 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        74      1980
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        14      1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  6 2009......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST
NOVEMBER  7 2009......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   458 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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