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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
142 AM CDT SUN SEP 29 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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         69    139 PM  99    1953  71     -2       73       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  23    1942  47      0       34       
  AVERAGE         58                        59     -1       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.39          1.99 1911   0.11   0.28     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      3.58  -2.51     0.77    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.07                      3.58  -2.51     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.61                     30.28  -0.67    19.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         7      0       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        94    -39      130       
  SINCE SEP 1     55                        94    -39      130       
  SINCE JUL 1     71                       105    -34      135       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                        90     76       83       
  SINCE SEP 1    166                        90     76       83       
  SINCE JAN 1    981                       924     57     1220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     66          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 29 2013.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   655 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 30 2013.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 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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