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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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    229 PM  99    1953  71     11       82       
  MINIMUM         59    632 AM  23    1942  47     12       55       
  AVERAGE         71                        59     12       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.99 1911   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.26                      3.58   0.68     4.16    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.26                      3.58   0.68     4.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.31                     30.28  -0.97    38.31    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        94    -58      119       
  SINCE SEP 1     36                        94    -58      119       
  SINCE JUL 1     58                       105    -47      132       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         1      5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  197                        90    107       65       
  SINCE SEP 1    197                        90    107       65       
  SINCE JAN 1    925                       924      1      797       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 29 2015.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   655 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 30 2015.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 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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