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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
126 AM CDT SUN SEP 23 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 22 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         62    348 PM  99    1937  74    -12       64
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM  33    1995  50    -15       40
  AVERAGE         49                        62    -13       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.89 1945   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      2.89  -2.11     1.01
  SINCE SEP 1      0.78                      2.89  -2.11     1.01
  SINCE JAN 1     19.26                     29.59 -10.33    27.90

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       16                         5     11       13
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        57     25       98
  SINCE SEP 1     82                        57     25       98
  SINCE JUL 1     87                        68     19       98

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        82     -3       65
  SINCE SEP 1     79                        82     -3       65
  SINCE JAN 1   1216                       916    300     1093
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3


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           200 AM
 LOWEST     36           200 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        93      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 23 2012.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 24 2012.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 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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