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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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         83    347 PM 104    1936  84     -1       74       
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  45    1931  63     -3       61       
  AVERAGE         72                        74     -2       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.13 1943   0.15  -0.15     1.29    
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      1.74  -0.78     1.63    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.79                     11.30  -6.51     5.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     23.83   4.71    17.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     36                        23     13       13       
  SINCE JUL 1     10                         2      8        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         9     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                       110    -27      104       
  SINCE JUN 1    547                       625    -78      850       
  SINCE JAN 1    624                       689    -65     1004       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       106      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        48      2004                    
                                             1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 13 2013........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
AUGUST 14 2013........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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