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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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         72   1219 PM  95    1940  74     -2       82
  MINIMUM         45    617 AM  32    2006  51     -6       52
  AVERAGE         59                        63     -4       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.31 1965   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      2.64  -1.86     1.01
  SINCE SEP 1      0.78                      2.64  -1.86     1.01
  SINCE JAN 1     19.26                     29.34 -10.08    27.90

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        47     14       80
  SINCE SEP 1     61                        47     14       80
  SINCE JUL 1     66                        58      8       80

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        78      1       65
  SINCE SEP 1     79                        78      1       65
  SINCE JAN 1   1216                       912    304     1093
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


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    71           500 AM
 LOWEST     20          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    46

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1940
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        36      1999


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 21 2012.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 22 2012.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 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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