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CDUS43 KDMX 010630
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT SAT AUG 1 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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         87    315 PM 104    1988  85      2       81       
  MINIMUM         65   1155 PM  47    1936  64      1       56       
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.03 1896   0.14  -0.14      T      
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    6.76                      4.47   2.29     5.25    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.55                      9.56   4.99    13.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.46                     22.09   1.37    26.38    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6       13       
  SINCE JUN 1     16                        23     -7       22       
  SINCE JUL 1      6                         2      4       13       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        10      1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  276                       314    -38      164       
  SINCE JUN 1    480                       515    -35      378       
  SINCE JAN 1    541                       579    -38      489       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                     
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    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       102      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        49      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  1 2015........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
AUGUST  2 2015........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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