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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT MON SEP 24 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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    231 PM  93    1938  73     -8       66
  MINIMUM         30R   530 AM  34    1983  50    -20       35
  AVERAGE         48                        61    -13       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.03 1902   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      3.00  -2.22     1.01
  SINCE SEP 1      0.78                      3.00  -2.22     1.01
  SINCE JAN 1     19.26                     29.70 -10.44    27.90

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       17                         5     12       14
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        62     37      112
  SINCE SEP 1     99                        62     37      112
  SINCE JUL 1    104                        73     31      112

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        84     -5       65
  SINCE SEP 1     79                        84     -5       65
  SINCE JAN 1   1216                       918    298     1093
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9


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    96           300 AM
 LOWEST     24           200 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        91      1984
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1942


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 24 2012.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 25 2012.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 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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