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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
149 AM CDT SUN SEP 30 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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         82    326 PM  93    1953  70     12       75       
  MINIMUM         42    643 AM  26    1899  47     -5       55       
  AVERAGE         62                        59      3       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1927   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      3.69  -2.91     1.48    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.78                      3.69  -2.91     1.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.26                     30.39 -11.13    28.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         7     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  133                       101     32      158       
  SINCE SEP 1    133                       101     32      158       
  SINCE JUL 1    138                       112     26      158       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        91     -8       65       
  SINCE SEP 1     83                        91     -8       65       
  SINCE JAN 1   1220                       925    295     1093       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2012.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  1 2012.......SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 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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