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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT MON SEP 17 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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         76    332 PM  94    1931  76      0       56
  MINIMUM         43    542 AM  32    1937  53    -10       47
  AVERAGE         60                        64     -4       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 1896   0.13  -0.13     0.12
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      2.14  -1.64     0.69
  SINCE SEP 1      0.50                      2.14  -1.64     0.69
  SINCE JAN 1     18.98                     28.84  -9.86    27.58

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2       13
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        30      6       67
  SINCE SEP 1     36                        30      6       67
  SINCE JUL 1     41                        41      0       67

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        69     10       63
  SINCE SEP 1     79                        69     10       63
  SINCE JAN 1   1216                       903    313     1091
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM
 LOWEST     50           300 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        98      1927
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1937


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 17 2012.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 18 2012.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 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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