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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT TUE SEP 17 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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         63    524 PM  94    1931  76    -13       76       
  MINIMUM         51    853 PM  32    1937  53     -2       43       
  AVERAGE         57                        64     -7       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 1896   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      2.14  -1.96     0.49    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.18                      2.14  -1.96     0.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.72                     28.84  -0.12    19.12    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         3      5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        30     -8       36       
  SINCE SEP 1     22                        30     -8       36       
  SINCE JUL 1     38                        41     -3       41       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                        69     57       79       
  SINCE SEP 1    126                        69     57       79       
  SINCE JAN 1    941                       903     38     1216       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        98      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1937                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 17 2013.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 18 2013.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 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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