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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT MON JUL 16 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 15 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


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    202 PM 115    1936  86     10       89
  MINIMUM         66    451 AM  47    1930  65      1       69
  AVERAGE         81                        75      6       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.27 1984   0.15  -0.15      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      2.29  -2.21     0.30
  SINCE JUN 1      3.32                      7.38  -4.06     9.50
  SINCE JAN 1     14.67                     19.91  -5.24    24.18

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1     13                        21     -8       15
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       16                        10      6       14
  MONTH TO DATE  236                       150     86      181
  SINCE JUN 1    474                       351    123      365
  SINCE JAN 1    628                       415    213      448
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     36           400 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       109      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        51      1930


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2012..........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT
JULY 17 2012..........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 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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