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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
141 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         85    109 PM 104    1988  84      1       82       
  MINIMUM         66   1159 PM  49    2013  63      3       62       
                                      2012                          
                                      1897                          
  AVERAGE         76                        73      3       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.73 1941   0.16  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      2.53  -2.14     1.32    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.94                     12.09   2.85    14.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.85                     24.62  -0.77    27.70    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     16                        23     -7       22       
  SINCE JUL 1      6                         2      4       13       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  150                       153     -3       88       
  SINCE JUN 1    630                       668    -38      466       
  SINCE JAN 1    691                       732    -41      577       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
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           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       109      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      2012                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2015........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2015........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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