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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT WED SEP 18 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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         64   1159 PM  98    1927  76    -12       76       
  MINIMUM         52    421 AM  34    1937  52      0       44       
  AVERAGE         58                        64     -6       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          2.05 1978   0.12  -0.07     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      2.26  -2.03     0.77    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.23                      2.26  -2.03     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.77                     28.96  -0.19    19.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        34     -5       41       
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        34     -5       41       
  SINCE JUL 1     45                        45      0       46       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                        72     54       79       
  SINCE SEP 1    126                        72     54       79       
  SINCE JAN 1    941                       906     35     1216       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     78           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1916                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2013.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2013.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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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