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CDUS43 KDMX 070632
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1230 AM CST SAT NOV 7 2009


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 6 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         71    354 PM  74    1980  53     18       59
  MINIMUM         48    717 AM  14    1991  35     13       42
  AVERAGE         60                        44     16       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.81 2000   0.09  -0.09     0.78
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.50  -0.50     0.82
  SINCE SEP 1     10.41                      7.32   3.09     7.24
  SINCE JAN 1     46.37                     32.66  13.71    43.51

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                        21    -16       14
  MONTH TO DATE  109                       120    -11       32
  SINCE SEP 1    733                       559    174      517
  SINCE JUL 1    771                       573    198      517

 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72          1000 PM
 LOWEST     44           400 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        77      1937
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        -5      1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  7 2009......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   458 PM CST
NOVEMBER  8 2009......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   457 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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