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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT SAT SEP 6 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 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         80   1236 AM 107    1913  80      0       92       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  42    1962  58     -2       60       
  AVERAGE         68                        69     -1       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.55          0.95 1902   0.14   0.41     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      0.70  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.61                      0.70  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.58                     27.40   4.18    29.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        2       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         5     -5        2       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                        16     -3       18       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         5     -2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        27     11       33       
  SINCE SEP 1     38                        27     11       33       
  SINCE JAN 1    770                       861    -91      848       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       102      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        43      2011                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  6 2014.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  7 2014.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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