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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
149 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 9 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         72    501 PM 102    1947  79     -7       98       
  MINIMUM         64    754 AM  40    2008  56      8       72       
                                      1943                          
  AVERAGE         68                        67      1       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.20R         2.00 1921   0.13   2.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.92                      1.23   1.69      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      2.92                      1.23   1.69      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     33.89                     27.93   5.96    29.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        12     -6        2       
  SINCE SEP 1      6                        12     -6        2       
  SINCE JUL 1     19                        23     -4       18       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         4     -1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        45     -4       94       
  SINCE SEP 1     41                        45     -4       94       
  SINCE JAN 1    773                       879   -106      909       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (12)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       100      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        40      1910                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 10 2014.....SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 11 2014.....SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 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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