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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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         68    407 PM  99    1939  77     -9       76       
  MINIMUM         41    324 AM  35    1923  54    -13       42       
  AVERAGE         55                        65    -10       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.32 1992   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.87                      1.89   1.98     0.05    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.87                      1.89   1.98     0.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.84                     28.59   6.25    29.16    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         3      7        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        24     42       11       
  SINCE SEP 1     66                        24     42       11       
  SINCE JUL 1     79                        35     44       27       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        63    -22      126       
  SINCE SEP 1     41                        63    -22      126       
  SINCE JAN 1    773                       897   -124      941       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        99      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        32      2007                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 15 2014.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 16 2014.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 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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