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CDUS43 KDMX 200935
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
429 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         65    347 PM 106    1913  84    -19       85       
  MINIMUM         54    441 AM  48    1950  62     -8       65       
  AVERAGE         60                        73    -13       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.38 1949   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      2.84  -2.07     1.32    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.32                     12.40   2.92    14.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.23                     24.93  -0.70    27.70    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     21                        23     -2       22       
  SINCE JUL 1     11                         2      9       13       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       169    -16      106       
  SINCE JUN 1    633                       684    -51      484       
  SINCE JAN 1    694                       748    -54      595       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       103      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        41      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2015........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2015........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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