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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CDT MON SEP 14 2020

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2020

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         76    256 PM  99    1897  77     -1       74       
  MINIMUM         51    554 AM  36    2014  54     -3       59       
  AVERAGE         64                        66     -2       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.01 1961   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.57                      1.76   1.81     0.80    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.57                      1.76   1.81     0.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.17                     28.46   1.71    30.46    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        21     27        2       
  SINCE SEP 1     48                        21     27        2       
  SINCE JUL 1     54                        32     22        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        60    -28       89       
  SINCE SEP 1     32                        60    -28       89       
  SINCE JAN 1    918                       894     24      959       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        99      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 14 2020.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 15 2020.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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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