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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT FRI SEP 27 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26 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         85    325 PM  94    1938  72     13       76       
  MINIMUM         52    610 AM  29    1984  48      4       50       
  AVERAGE         69                        60      9       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.75 1933   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      3.35  -2.67     0.77    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.68                      3.35  -2.67     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.22                     30.05  -0.83    19.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        80    -32      112       
  SINCE SEP 1     48                        80    -32      112       
  SINCE JUL 1     64                        91    -27      117       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  157                        88     69       83       
  SINCE SEP 1    157                        88     69       83       
  SINCE JAN 1    972                       922     50     1220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 27 2013.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 28 2013.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 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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