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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT FRI SEP 6 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         92    320 PM 107    1913  80     12       89       
  MINIMUM         60    600 AM  42    1962  58      2       63       
  AVERAGE         76                        69      7       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.95 1902   0.14  -0.14     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.70  -0.70     0.19    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.70  -0.70     0.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     27.40   1.14    18.82    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         5     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      2                         5     -3        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     18                        16      2        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         5      6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        27      6       55       
  SINCE SEP 1     33                        27      6       55       
  SINCE JAN 1    848                       861    -13     1192       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       102      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        43      2011                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  6 2013.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  7 2013.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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