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CDUS43 KDMX 030655
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
134 AM CDT TUE SEP 3 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 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         81    258 PM 102    1897  81      0       86       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  40    1946  59     -2       63       
  AVERAGE         69                        70     -1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.45 1918   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.28  -0.28     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.28  -0.28     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     26.98   1.56    18.65    
                                                                     
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     16                        13      3        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         6     -2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        12      2       16       
  SINCE SEP 1     14                        12      2       16       
  SINCE JAN 1    829                       846    -17     1153       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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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 2013.....SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  4 2013.....SUNRISE   640 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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