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CDUS43 KDMX 090635
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT SUN SEP 9 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         77    339 PM 104    1912  79     -2       79
  MINIMUM         46    553 AM  43    2008  56    -10       49
  AVERAGE         62                        68     -6       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.47 1989   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      1.10  -0.89     0.56
  SINCE SEP 1      0.21                      1.10  -0.89     0.56
  SINCE JAN 1     18.69                     27.80  -9.11    27.45

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        1
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        10     -5       25
  SINCE SEP 1      5                        10     -5       25
  SINCE JUL 1     10                        21    -11       25

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        41     19       46
  SINCE SEP 1     60                        41     19       46
  SINCE JAN 1   1197                       875    322     1074
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM
 LOWEST     31           300 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       102      1947
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        40      2008
                                             1943


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  9 2012.....SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 10 2012.....SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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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