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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
207 AM CDT FRI AUG 2 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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         85    254 PM 102    1988  85      0       97       
  MINIMUM         60    530 AM  49    1936  64     -4       60       
  AVERAGE         73                        74     -1       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.50 1921   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.83                      9.71  -5.88     4.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.58                     22.24   5.34    15.65    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     36                        23     13       13       
  SINCE JUL 1     10                         2      8        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        10     -2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        10     -2       14       
  SINCE JUN 1    472                       525    -53      760       
  SINCE JAN 1    549                       589    -40      914       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       105      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        50      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  2 2013........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
AUGUST  3 2013........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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