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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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         77    225 PM  93    1938  73      4       65       
  MINIMUM         47    603 AM  30    2012  50     -3       30       
  AVERAGE         62                        61      1       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.03 1902   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      3.00  -2.32     0.77    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.68                      3.00  -2.32     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.22                     29.70  -0.48    19.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         5     -2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        62    -15       99       
  SINCE SEP 1     47                        62    -15       99       
  SINCE JUL 1     63                        73    -10      104       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  151                        84     67       79       
  SINCE SEP 1    151                        84     67       79       
  SINCE JAN 1    966                       918     48     1216       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                     
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           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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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 2013.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 25 2013.....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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