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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
136 AM CDT SAT AUG 17 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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    205 PM 106    1936  84     -5       78       
  MINIMUM         49R   332 AM  51    1992  63    -14       53       
  AVERAGE         64                        73     -9       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.22 2009   0.17  -0.17     0.61    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.37  -1.41     2.24    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.79                     11.93  -7.14     6.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     24.46   4.08    17.89    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     42                        23     19       13       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                         2     14        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       145    -60      120       
  SINCE JUN 1    549                       660   -111      866       
  SINCE JAN 1    626                       724    -98     1020       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       104      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        49      2012                    
                                             1897                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2013........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2013........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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