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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
206 AM CDT SAT SEP 7 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 6 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         89    339 PM 102    1913  80      9       85       
  MINIMUM         62    611 AM  43    2011  57      5       55       
  AVERAGE         76                        68      8       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1982   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.83  -0.83     0.19    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.83  -0.83     0.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     27.53   1.01    18.82    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         6     -4        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      2                         6     -4        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     18                        17      1        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         5      6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        32     12       60       
  SINCE SEP 1     44                        32     12       60       
  SINCE JAN 1    859                       866     -7     1197       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         

                                                                     
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    87           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       101      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        41      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  7 2013.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  8 2013.....SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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