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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT WED JUL 3 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80    350 PM 104    1911  85     -5       93       
  MINIMUM         52    443 AM  49    1932  64    -12       68       
  AVERAGE         66                        75     -9       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.70 1992   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.32  -0.32     0.08    
  SINCE JUN 1      2.39                      5.41  -3.02     3.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.14                     17.94   8.20    14.83    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     26                        21      5       13       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        10     -9       16       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        20    -16       33       
  SINCE JUN 1    202                       221    -19      271       
  SINCE JAN 1    279                       285     -6      425       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        49      1924                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  3 2013..........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT   
JULY  4 2013..........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 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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