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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT SAT SEP 22 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 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         74    241 PM  95    1940  74      0       71
  MINIMUM         46   1056 PM  36    1999  50     -4       48
  AVERAGE         60                        62     -2       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.47 2009   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      2.76  -1.98     1.01
  SINCE SEP 1      0.78                      2.76  -1.98     1.01
  SINCE JAN 1     19.26                     29.46 -10.20    27.90

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                         5      0        5
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        52     14       85
  SINCE SEP 1     66                        52     14       85
  SINCE JUL 1     71                        63      8       85

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        80     -1       65
  SINCE SEP 1     79                        80     -1       65
  SINCE JAN 1   1216                       914    302     1093
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           800 PM
 LOWEST     33           300 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        99      1937
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1995


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 22 2012.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 23 2012.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 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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