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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT MON SEP 16 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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         70   1241 PM  99    1939  77     -7       78       
  MINIMUM         53   1142 PM  32    2007  53      0       43       
  AVERAGE         62                        65     -3       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          2.80 1926   0.12   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      2.01  -1.83     0.49    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.18                      2.01  -1.83     0.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.72                     28.71   0.01    19.12    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        27    -13       31       
  SINCE SEP 1     14                        27    -13       31       
  SINCE JUL 1     30                        38     -8       36       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                        66     60       79       
  SINCE SEP 1    126                        66     60       79       
  SINCE JAN 1    941                       900     41     1216       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        32      1937                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 16 2013.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 17 2013.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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