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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT THU SEP 12 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 11 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         82    517 PM 101    1936  78      4       91       
  MINIMUM         71   1159 PM  35    1940  55     16       57       
  AVERAGE         77                        66     11       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          3.73 1913   0.14  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.50  -1.45     0.21    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.05                      1.50  -1.45     0.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.59                     28.20   0.39    18.84    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        16    -14        9       
  SINCE SEP 1      2                        16    -14        9       
  SINCE JUL 1     18                        27     -9       14       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         4      8        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  123                        53     70       69       
  SINCE SEP 1    123                        53     70       69       
  SINCE JAN 1    938                       887     51     1206       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        97      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1940                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 12 2013.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 13 2013.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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