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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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   1153 AM  98    1927  76      0       63
  MINIMUM         44   1156 PM  34    1937  52     -8       50
  AVERAGE         60                        64     -4       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.28          2.05 1978   0.12   0.16      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      2.26  -1.48     0.69
  SINCE SEP 1      0.78                      2.26  -1.48     0.69
  SINCE JAN 1     19.26                     28.96  -9.70    27.58

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                         4      1        8
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        34      7       75
  SINCE SEP 1     41                        34      7       75
  SINCE JUL 1     46                        45      1       75

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        72      7       63
  SINCE SEP 1     79                        72      7       63
  SINCE JAN 1   1216                       906    310     1091
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6

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

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     58           200 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1916

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 18 2012.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 19 2012.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 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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