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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT SAT AUG 31 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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        101    326 PM 104    1947  82     19       96       
  MINIMUM         72    526 AM  42    1915  60     12       66       
  AVERAGE         87                        71     16       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.49 1965   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      4.46  -3.50     2.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.79                     14.02  -9.23     7.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     26.55   1.99    18.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         3      3        5       
  SINCE JUN 1     42                        26     16       18       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                         5     11        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                         6     16       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  260                       249     11      227       
  SINCE JUN 1    724                       764    -40      973       
  SINCE JAN 1    801                       828    -27     1127       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                     
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     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       100      1912                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2013........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2013.....SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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