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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
221 AM CDT THU JUL 18 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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         94    341 PM 107    1936  86      8       97       
  MINIMUM         73    527 AM  50    1911  65      8       72       
  AVERAGE         84                        75      9       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.10 1946   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      2.59  -2.43     0.08    
  SINCE JUN 1      2.55                      7.68  -5.13     3.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.30                     20.21   6.09    14.83    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     26                        21      5       13       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        10      9       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       170     -6      274       
  SINCE JUN 1    362                       371     -9      512       
  SINCE JAN 1    439                       435      4      666       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       103      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        51      2009                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 18 2013..........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
JULY 19 2013..........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 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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