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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT SAT SEP 21 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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         71    258 PM  95    1940  74     -3       72       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  32    2006  51      1       45       
  AVERAGE         62                        63     -1       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.31 1965   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      2.64  -1.96     0.77    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.68                      2.64  -1.96     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.22                     29.34  -0.12    19.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         5     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        47    -15       61       
  SINCE SEP 1     32                        47    -15       61       
  SINCE JUL 1     48                        58    -10       66       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  151                        78     73       79       
  SINCE SEP 1    151                        78     73       79       
  SINCE JAN 1    966                       912     54     1216       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        36      1999                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2013.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2013.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 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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