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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT SAT SEP 28 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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         84    313 PM  92    1905  71     13       73       
  MINIMUM         63    646 AM  30    1942  48     15       42       
  AVERAGE         74                        60     14       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.15 1988   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      3.47  -2.79     0.77    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.68                      3.47  -2.79     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.22                     30.17  -0.95    19.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        87    -39      119       
  SINCE SEP 1     48                        87    -39      119       
  SINCE JUL 1     64                        98    -34      124       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                        89     77       83       
  SINCE SEP 1    166                        89     77       83       
  SINCE JAN 1    981                       923     58     1220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
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    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        99      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        23      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 28 2013.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 29 2013.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   655 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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