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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT THU AUG 15 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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         76    208 PM 109    1936  84     -8       84       
  MINIMUM         47R   447 AM  49    2004  63    -16       56       
                                      2002                          
                                      2001                          
  AVERAGE         62                        74    -12       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.75 1898   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.05  -1.09     1.63    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.79                     11.61  -6.82     5.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     24.14   4.40    17.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     39                        23     16       13       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                         2     11        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       128    -43      110       
  SINCE JUN 1    549                       643    -94      856       
  SINCE JAN 1    626                       707    -81     1010       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       105      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      2004                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 15 2013........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
AUGUST 16 2013........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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