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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT THU AUG 22 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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    332 PM 104    1936  83      6       83       
  MINIMUM         65    446 AM  48    1950  62      3       49       
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1955   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      3.14  -2.18     2.24    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.79                     12.70  -7.91     6.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     25.23   3.31    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       12                         8      4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       185    -69      121       
  SINCE JUN 1    580                       700   -120      867       
  SINCE JAN 1    657                       764   -107     1021       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       104      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        44      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2013........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
AUGUST 23 2013........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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