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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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         91    226 PM  96    1948  75     16       81       
  MINIMUM         65   1159 PM  34    1991  51     14       45       
  AVERAGE         78                        63     15       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.45          2.47 1965   0.13   0.32     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      2.51  -1.83     0.77    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.68                      2.51  -1.83     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.22                     29.21   0.01    19.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        42    -13       55       
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        42    -13       55       
  SINCE JUL 1     45                        53     -8       60       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         2     11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  151                        76     75       79       
  SINCE SEP 1    151                        76     75       79       
  SINCE JAN 1    966                       910     56     1216       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      2006                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 20 2013.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 21 2013.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 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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