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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT WED AUG 28 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         96    254 PM 100    1936  82     14       88       
  MINIMUM         74   1036 PM  47    1986  61     13       59       
  AVERAGE         85                        71     14       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.56 1998   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      4.04  -3.08     2.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.79                     13.60  -8.81     7.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     26.13   2.41    18.63    
                                                                     
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       20                         7     13        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       229    -28      187       
  SINCE JUN 1    665                       744    -79      933       
  SINCE JAN 1    742                       808    -66     1087       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1935                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2013........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
AUGUST 29 2013........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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