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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT THU AUG 29 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         98R   241 PM  98    1984  82     16       90       
  MINIMUM         73    352 AM  41    1935  60     13       61       
  AVERAGE         86                        71     15       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.53 1998   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      4.18  -3.22     2.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.79                     13.74  -8.95     7.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     26.27   2.27    18.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         1      5        5       
  SINCE JUN 1     42                        24     18       18       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                         3     13        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                         7     14       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  222                       236    -14      198       
  SINCE JUN 1    686                       751    -65      944       
  SINCE JAN 1    763                       815    -52     1098       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        42      1946                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 29 2013........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
AUGUST 30 2013........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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