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CDUS43 KDMX 050629
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT THU SEP 5 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         90    322 PM 103    1925  80     10       94       
  MINIMUM         55    543 AM  43    1974  58     -3       68       
  AVERAGE         73                        69      4       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.17 1971   0.14  -0.14     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.56  -0.56     0.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.56  -0.56     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     27.26   1.28    18.66    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         4     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      2                         4     -2        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     18                        15      3        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         5      3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        22      0       44       
  SINCE SEP 1     22                        22      0       44       
  SINCE JAN 1    837                       856    -19     1181       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         

                                                                     
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    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       107      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2013.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2013.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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