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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         79    431 PM 104    1947  82     -3       80       
  MINIMUM         64    950 PM  42    1915  60      4       65       
  AVERAGE         72                        71      1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.49 1965   0.14  -0.14     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.30                      4.46  -3.16     6.41    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.85                     14.02   1.83    19.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.76                     26.55  -1.79    32.79    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         3     13        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     32                        26      6       22       
  SINCE JUL 1     22                         5     17       13       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       249    -72      233       
  SINCE JUN 1    657                       764   -107      611       
  SINCE JAN 1    718                       828   -110      722       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       100      1912                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2015........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2015.....SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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