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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT MON AUG 5 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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         79    440 PM 109    1918  85     -6       86       
  MINIMUM         55    527 AM  50    1912  64     -9       64       
  AVERAGE         67                        74     -7       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.16 1970   0.14  -0.14     0.25    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.57  -0.57     0.25    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.83                     10.13  -6.30     4.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.58                     22.66   4.92    15.90    
                                                                     
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        2                         9     -7       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        38    -12       58       
  SINCE JUN 1    490                       553    -63      804       
  SINCE JAN 1    567                       617    -50      958       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        50      1994                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2013........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
AUGUST  6 2013........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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