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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
145 AM CDT THU SEP 20 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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         81    342 PM  96    1948  75      6       78
  MINIMUM         45    313 AM  34    1991  51     -6       52
  AVERAGE         63                        63      0       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.47 1965   0.13  -0.13      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      2.51  -1.73     1.01
  SINCE SEP 1      0.78                      2.51  -1.73     1.01
  SINCE JAN 1     19.26                     29.21  -9.95    27.90

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        42     13       80
  SINCE SEP 1     55                        42     13       80
  SINCE JUL 1     60                        53      7       80

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        76      3       63
  SINCE SEP 1     79                        76      3       63
  SINCE JAN 1   1216                       910    306     1091
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70          1200 AM
 LOWEST     30           300 PM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1940
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      2006


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 20 2012.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 21 2012.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 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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