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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
147 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         74   1225 PM 109    1936  84    -10       83       
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  47    2012  62      0       63       
  AVERAGE         68                        73     -5       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.38          1.88 2004   0.16   0.22     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      2.69  -1.92     1.32    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.32                     12.25   3.07    14.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.23                     24.78  -0.55    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        3                         8     -5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       161     -8       96       
  SINCE JUN 1    633                       676    -43      474       
  SINCE JAN 1    694                       740    -46      585       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     87          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    94                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       106      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        48      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2015........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
AUGUST 20 2015........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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