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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
200 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 22 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         82    302 PM  99    1937  74      8       71       
  MINIMUM         57    625 AM  33    1995  50      7       42       
  AVERAGE         70                        62      8       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.89 1945   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.26                      2.89   1.37     4.16    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.26                      2.89   1.37     4.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.31                     29.59  -0.28    38.31    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        57    -21      114       
  SINCE SEP 1     36                        57    -21      114       
  SINCE JUL 1     58                        68    -10      127       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  171                        82     89       48       
  SINCE SEP 1    171                        82     89       48       
  SINCE JAN 1    899                       916    -17      780       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        93      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      2012                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 23 2015.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 24 2015.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 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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