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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT SAT SEP 14 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 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         74    351 PM  99    1897  77     -3       61       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  38    1902  54     -5       45       
  AVERAGE         62                        66     -4       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.01 1961   0.13  -0.13     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.76  -1.71     0.49    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.05                      1.76  -1.71     0.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.59                     28.46   0.13    19.12    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        21    -16       21       
  SINCE SEP 1      5                        21    -16       21       
  SINCE JUL 1     21                        32    -11       26       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                        60     66       79       
  SINCE SEP 1    126                        60     66       79       
  SINCE JAN 1    941                       894     47     1216       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                     
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    86           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        99      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 14 2013.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 15 2013.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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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