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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
326 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2018


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2018


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        MM 103    1947  83     -4       85        
  MINIMUM         67   1155 PM  41    1950  62      5       65       
  AVERAGE         73                        73      0       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.29          4.54 2010   0.15   0.14     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      2.99  -2.32     1.30    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.63                     12.55  -4.92     2.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.42                     25.08  -8.66    15.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        23    -23       10       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         2     -2        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         8      0       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  228                       177     51      139       
  SINCE JUN 1    842                       692    150      823       
  SINCE JAN 1   1029                       756    273      884       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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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 2018........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2018........SUNRISE   626 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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