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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
148 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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         53   1225 AM  97    1939  78    -25       82       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  35    1940  55    -16       54       
  AVERAGE         46                        66    -20       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          1.95 1928   0.13   0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.87                      1.63   2.24     0.05    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.87                      1.63   2.24     0.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.84                     28.33   6.51    29.16    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                         2     17        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        18     21        2       
  SINCE SEP 1     39                        18     21        2       
  SINCE JUL 1     52                        29     23       18       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        57    -16      126       
  SINCE SEP 1     41                        57    -16      126       
  SINCE JAN 1    773                       891   -118      941       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        99      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        38      1902                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 13 2014.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 14 2014.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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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