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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 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         60    343 PM  99    1897  77    -17       74       
  MINIMUM         36R   542 AM  38    1902  54    -18       49       
  AVERAGE         48                        66    -18       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.01 1961   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.87                      1.76   2.11     0.05    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.87                      1.76   2.11     0.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.84                     28.46   6.38    29.16    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         3     14        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        21     35        5       
  SINCE SEP 1     56                        21     35        5       
  SINCE JUL 1     69                        32     37       21       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        60    -19      126       
  SINCE SEP 1     41                        60    -19      126       
  SINCE JAN 1    773                       894   -121      941       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        99      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 14 2014.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 15 2014.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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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