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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT WED AUG 21 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         87    340 PM 103    1947  83      4       80       
  MINIMUM         63    211 AM  41    1950  62      1       50       
  AVERAGE         75                        73      2       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.54 2010   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.99  -2.03     2.24    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.79                     12.55  -7.76     6.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     25.08   3.46    17.89    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6        5       
  SINCE JUN 1     42                        23     19       18       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                         2     14        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         8      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  104                       177    -73      120       
  SINCE JUN 1    568                       692   -124      866       
  SINCE JAN 1    645                       756   -111     1020       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                     
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           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       104      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        48      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2013........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2013........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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