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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2018


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         57    333 PM  93    1897  70    -13       71
  MINIMUM         51    745 AM  26    1899  47      4       44
  AVERAGE         54                        58     -4       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.09          3.87 1902   0.10  -0.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.06                      3.79   1.27     3.67
  SINCE SEP 1      5.06                      3.79   1.27     3.67
  SINCE JAN 1     27.52                     30.49  -2.97    19.51

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3        7
  MONTH TO DATE   84                       109    -25       37
  SINCE SEP 1     84                       110    -26       37
  SINCE JUL 1     84                       121    -37       37

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE  166                        93     73      169
  SINCE SEP 1    166                        93     73      169
  SINCE JAN 1   1288                       927    361     1094
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM
 LOWEST     86           100 PM
 AVERAGE    93

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1937
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      2011
                                             1985


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  1 2018.......SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   652 PM CDT
OCTOBER  2 2018.......SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   650 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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