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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 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         79    155 PM 104    1912  79      0       90       
  MINIMUM         51    509 AM  43    2008  56     -5       68       
  AVERAGE         65                        68     -3       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          2.47 1989   0.13  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.72                      1.10  -0.38      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.72                      1.10  -0.38      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     31.69                     27.80   3.89    29.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        10     -4        2       
  SINCE SEP 1      6                        10     -4        2       
  SINCE JUL 1     19                        21     -2       18       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        41     -3       74       
  SINCE SEP 1     38                        41     -3       74       
  SINCE JAN 1    770                       875   -105      889       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       102      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        40      2008                    
                                             1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  9 2014.....SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 10 2014.....SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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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