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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
150 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         80    252 PM  93    1897  70     10       70
  MINIMUM         45    425 AM  26    1899  47     -2       39
  AVERAGE         63                        58      5       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.87 1902   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      3.79  -3.01     1.48
  SINCE SEP 1      0.78                      3.79  -3.01     1.48
  SINCE JAN 1     19.26                     30.49 -11.23    28.37

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2                         8     -6       10
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       109     26      168
  SINCE SEP 1    135                       110     25      168
  SINCE JUL 1    140                       121     19      168

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        93    -10       65
  SINCE SEP 1     83                        93    -10       65
  SINCE JAN 1   1220                       927    293     1093
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6


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    77           200 AM
 LOWEST     25           100 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1937
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      2011
                                             1985


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  1 2012.......SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 PM CDT
OCTOBER  2 2012.......SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 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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