976  
CDUS43 KDMX 220647  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
144 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009  
 
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21 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 69 210 PM 87 1947 62 7 54  
MINIMUM 54 1159 PM 18 1930 42 12 34  
AVERAGE 62 52 10 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.09 1.25 1900 0.08 0.01 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 2.05 1.95 0.10 0.97  
SINCE SEP 1 6.47 6.02 0.45 5.78  
SINCE JAN 1 42.35 31.36 10.99 42.05  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 3 13 -10 21  
MONTH TO DATE 387 198 189 211  
SINCE SEP 1 449 280 169 303  
SINCE JUL 1 487 294 193 303  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 9  
SINCE SEP 1 33 107 -74 77  
SINCE JAN 1 573 1088 -515 723    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 800 PM  
LOWEST 66 200 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 86 1940  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 22 1976  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 22 2009.......SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 618 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 23 2009.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 617 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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