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CDUS43 KDMX 010630
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT TUE OCT 1 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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    411 PM  93    1897  70      7       80       
  MINIMUM         44    528 AM  26    1899  47     -3       45       
  AVERAGE         61                        58      3       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.87 1902   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      3.79  -2.72     0.77    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.07                      3.79  -2.72     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.61                     30.49  -0.88    19.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         8     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                       109    -42      135       
  SINCE SEP 1     67                       110    -43      135       
  SINCE JUL 1     83                       121    -38      140       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                        93     73       83       
  SINCE SEP 1    166                        93     73       83       
  SINCE JAN 1    981                       927     54     1220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         

                                                                     
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           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      2011                    
                                             1985                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2013.......SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2013.......SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   650 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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