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CDUS43 KDMX 110641
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
134 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 10 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2015

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    300 PM 100    1912  78      6       73       
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  40    1910  55      8       52       
  AVERAGE         74                        67      7       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          1.90 1921   0.13   0.10     0.79    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.82                      1.36   0.46     3.71    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.82                      1.36   0.46     3.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.87                     28.06  -1.19    37.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14        8       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        14    -14        8       
  SINCE JUL 1     22                        25     -3       21       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         4      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                        49     79       41       
  SINCE SEP 1    128                        49     79       41       
  SINCE JAN 1    856                       883    -27      773       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       101      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 11 2015.....SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 12 2015.....SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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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