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CDUS43 KDMX 010640
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT SUN SEP 1 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         87    440 PM 100    1912  81      6       84       
                                      1947                          
  MINIMUM         71   1159 PM  42    1915  59     12       65       
  AVERAGE         79                        70      9       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.77 1989   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      4.61  -3.65     2.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.79                     14.17  -9.38     7.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     26.70   1.84    18.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         4      2        5       
  SINCE JUN 1     42                        32     10       18       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                        11      5        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         6      8       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       255     19      237       
  SINCE JUN 1    738                       770    -32      983       
  SINCE JAN 1    815                       834    -19     1137       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       103      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2013.....SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2013.....SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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