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CDUS43 KDMX 020648
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
141 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 1 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2014

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         81    130 PM 103    1911  81      0       88       
  MINIMUM         65   1159 PM  42    1949  59      6       62       
  AVERAGE         73                        70      3       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          3.70 1931   0.14  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.14  -0.08     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.06                      0.14  -0.08     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.03                     26.84   4.19    29.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                        12      1       16       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         6      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         6      2       10       
  SINCE SEP 1      8                         6      2       10       
  SINCE JAN 1    740                       840   -100      825       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       102      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  2 2014.....SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  3 2014.....SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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