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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
231 AM CDT WED AUG 14 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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         77    313 PM 106    1936  84     -7       74       
  MINIMUM         56    549 AM  48    2004  63     -7       58       
                                      1964                          
  AVERAGE         67                        74     -7       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.35 1974   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      1.89  -0.93     1.63    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.79                     11.45  -6.66     5.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     23.98   4.56    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        2                         9     -7        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       119    -34      105       
  SINCE JUN 1    549                       634    -85      851       
  SINCE JAN 1    626                       698    -72     1005       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
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           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       109      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        49      2004                    
                                             2002                    
                                             2001                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 14 2013........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
AUGUST 15 2013........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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