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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT WED SEP 12 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 11 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         91    304 PM 101    1936  78     13       85       
  MINIMUM         57    620 AM  35    1940  55      2       55       
  AVERAGE         74                        66      8       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.73 1913   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      1.50  -1.29     0.56    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.21                      1.50  -1.29     0.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.69                     28.20  -9.51    27.45    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        16     -7       25       
  SINCE SEP 1      9                        16     -7       25       
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        27    -13       25       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         4      5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        53     16       54       
  SINCE SEP 1     69                        53     16       54       
  SINCE JAN 1   1206                       887    319     1082       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         

                                                                     
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    80           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        97      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1940                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 12 2012.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 13 2012.....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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