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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT THU SEP 26 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25 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         80    312 PM  89    1920  72      8       83       
  MINIMUM         53    612 AM  30    1928  49      4       54       
  AVERAGE         67                        60      7       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.92 1930   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      3.24  -2.56     0.77    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.68                      3.24  -2.56     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.22                     29.94  -0.72    19.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        74    -26      110       
  SINCE SEP 1     48                        74    -26      110       
  SINCE JUL 1     64                        85    -21      115       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                        87     66       83       
  SINCE SEP 1    153                        87     66       83       
  SINCE JAN 1    968                       921     47     1220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        94      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1984                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 26 2013.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 27 2013.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 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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