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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT FRI SEP 14 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 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         61    138 AM  99    1897  77    -16       76
  MINIMUM         45   1152 PM  38    1902  54     -9       54
  AVERAGE         53                        66    -13       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.29          3.01 1961   0.13   0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.76  -1.26     0.56
  SINCE SEP 1      0.50                      1.76  -1.26     0.56
  SINCE JAN 1     18.98                     28.46  -9.48    27.45

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       12                         3      9        0
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        21      0       25
  SINCE SEP 1     21                        21      0       25
  SINCE JUL 1     26                        32     -6       25

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        60     19       63
  SINCE SEP 1     79                        60     19       63
  SINCE JAN 1   1216                       894    322     1091
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM
 LOWEST     55          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        99      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1923


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 14 2012.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 15 2012.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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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