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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25 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         83    417 PM  89    1920  72     11       65
  MINIMUM         54    641 AM  30    1928  49      5       35
  AVERAGE         69                        60      9       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.92 1930   0.12  -0.12     0.11
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      3.24  -2.46     1.12
  SINCE SEP 1      0.78                      3.24  -2.46     1.12
  SINCE JAN 1     19.26                     29.94 -10.68    28.01

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6       15
  MONTH TO DATE  110                        74     36      140
  SINCE SEP 1    110                        74     36      140
  SINCE JUL 1    115                        85     30      140

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        87     -4       65
  SINCE SEP 1     83                        87     -4       65
  SINCE JAN 1   1220                       921    299     1093
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           400 AM
 LOWEST     34           300 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        94      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1984


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 26 2012.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 27 2012.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 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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