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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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         89    511 PM 111    1934  85      4       89       
  MINIMUM         65    534 AM  45    1903  64      1       49       
  AVERAGE         77                        74      3       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.73          1.94 1924   0.14   0.59     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.73                      0.85  -0.12     0.25    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.56                     10.41  -5.85     4.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.31                     22.94   5.37    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       12                         9      3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        56    -11       66       
  SINCE JUN 1    509                       571    -62      812       
  SINCE JAN 1    586                       635    -49      966       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       107      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        49      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2013........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
AUGUST  8 2013........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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