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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
157 AM CDT SUN SEP 8 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 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         96    245 PM 101    1938  79     17       74       
  MINIMUM         65    207 AM  41    1956  57      8       52       
  AVERAGE         81                        68     13       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.99 1941   0.14  -0.14     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.97  -0.97     0.21    
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.97  -0.97     0.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     27.67   0.87    18.84    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         8     -6        2       
  SINCE SEP 1      2                         8     -6        2       
  SINCE JUL 1     18                        19     -1        7       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         5     11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        37     23       60       
  SINCE SEP 1     60                        37     23       60       
  SINCE JAN 1    875                       871      4     1197       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       104      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        43      2008                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  8 2013.....SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  9 2013.....SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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