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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
147 AM CDT MON SEP 30 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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         72    349 PM  93    1953  70      2       82       
  MINIMUM         41    611 AM  26    1899  47     -6       42       
  AVERAGE         57                        59     -2       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1927   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      3.69  -2.62     0.77    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.07                      3.69  -2.62     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.61                     30.39  -0.78    19.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         7      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                       101    -38      133       
  SINCE SEP 1     63                       101    -38      133       
  SINCE JUL 1     79                       112    -33      138       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                        91     75       83       
  SINCE SEP 1    166                        91     75       83       
  SINCE JAN 1    981                       925     56     1220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2013.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  1 2013.......SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 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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