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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
203 AM CDT SAT AUG 3 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         86    221 PM 105    1947  85      1       94       
  MINIMUM         63   1119 PM  50    1936  64     -1       69       
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1921   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.29  -0.29     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.83                      9.85  -6.02     4.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.58                     22.38   5.20    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       10                        10      0       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        20     -2       31       
  SINCE JUN 1    482                       535    -53      777       
  SINCE JAN 1    559                       599    -40      931       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       108      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        49      1927                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  3 2013........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
AUGUST  4 2013........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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