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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
151 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 26 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2015

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         86    422 PM 107    1936  85      1       83       
  MINIMUM         71    841 AM  50    1911  64      7       67       
  AVERAGE         79                        75      4       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.51 1972   0.14   0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.84                      3.79   1.05     5.25    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.63                      8.88   3.75    13.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.54                     21.41   0.13    26.38    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6       13       
  SINCE JUN 1     16                        21     -5       22       
  SINCE JUL 1      6                         0      6       13       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        10      4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       260    -40      147       
  SINCE JUN 1    424                       461    -37      361       
  SINCE JAN 1    485                       525    -40      472       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       108      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        49      2013                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 27 2015..........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
JULY 28 2015..........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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