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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
133 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2014

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         79    355 PM 102    1897  81     -2       81       
  MINIMUM         59    519 AM  40    1946  59      0       57       
  AVERAGE         69                        70     -1       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.45 1918   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.28  -0.22     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.06                      0.28  -0.22     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.03                     26.98   4.05    29.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                        13      0       16       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         6     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        12      0       14       
  SINCE SEP 1     12                        12      0       14       
  SINCE JAN 1    744                       846   -102      829       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       100      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        40      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  3 2014.....SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  4 2014.....SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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