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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT THU SEP 19 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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    345 PM  96    1910  75     14       65       
  MINIMUM         64    616 AM  33    1916  52     12       41       
  AVERAGE         77                        64     13       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.60 1915   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      2.38  -2.15     0.77    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.23                      2.38  -2.15     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.77                     29.08  -0.31    19.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        38     -9       53       
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        38     -9       53       
  SINCE JUL 1     45                        49     -4       58       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         2     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                        74     64       79       
  SINCE SEP 1    138                        74     64       79       
  SINCE JAN 1    953                       908     45     1216       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1991                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2013.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2013.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 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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