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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         65    247 PM  96    1910  75    -10       64
  MINIMUM         41    617 AM  33    1916  52    -11       56
  AVERAGE         53                        64    -11       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.60 1915   0.12  -0.12     0.32
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      2.38  -1.60     1.01
  SINCE SEP 1      0.78                      2.38  -1.60     1.01
  SINCE JAN 1     19.26                     29.08  -9.82    27.90

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       12                         4      8        5
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        38     15       80
  SINCE SEP 1     53                        38     15       80
  SINCE JUL 1     58                        49      9       80

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        74      5       63
  SINCE SEP 1     79                        74      5       63
  SINCE JAN 1   1216                       908    308     1091
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM
 LOWEST     31           400 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1948
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1991

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 19 2012.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 20 2012.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 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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