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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 10 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


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    305 PM 100    1912  78      3       80       
  MINIMUM         46    448 AM  40    1910  55     -9       54       
  AVERAGE         64                        67     -3       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1921   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      1.36  -1.15     0.56    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.21                      1.36  -1.15     0.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.69                     28.06  -9.37    27.45    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        14     -5       25       
  SINCE SEP 1      9                        14     -5       25       
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        25    -11       25       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        49     11       49       
  SINCE SEP 1     60                        49     11       49       
  SINCE JAN 1   1197                       883    314     1077       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
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           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       101      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1940                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 11 2012.....SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 12 2012.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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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