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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
206 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         66    313 PM  93    1897  70     -4       70       
  MINIMUM         43    615 AM  26    1899  47     -4       56       
  AVERAGE         55                        58     -3       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.87 1902   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.26                      3.79   0.47     4.16    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.26                      3.79   0.47     4.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.31                     30.49  -1.18    38.31    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         8      2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                       109    -58      121       
  SINCE SEP 1     51                       110    -59      121       
  SINCE JUL 1     73                       121    -48      134       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  197                        93    104       68       
  SINCE SEP 1    197                        93    104       68       
  SINCE JAN 1    925                       927     -2      800       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
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   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      2011                    
                                             1985                    
                                                                    
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2015.......SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   652 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2015.......SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   650 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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