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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT SAT AUG 24 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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    425 PM 102    1948  83      4       94       
  MINIMUM         63    538 AM  44    1923  61      2       64       
  AVERAGE         75                        72      3       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.24 2007   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      3.44  -2.48     2.24    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.79                     13.00  -8.21     6.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     25.53   3.01    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       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       201    -65      144       
  SINCE JUN 1    600                       716   -116      890       
  SINCE JAN 1    677                       780   -103     1044       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       107      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        43      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2013........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2013........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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