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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT SUN JUL 29 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 28 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         82   1141 AM 105    1983  85     -3       93
  MINIMUM         60    235 AM  50    1925  64     -4       75
  AVERAGE         71                        75     -4       84

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.90 1915   0.14  -0.14      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      4.06  -3.58     0.90
  SINCE JUN 1      3.72                      9.15  -5.43    10.10
  SINCE JAN 1     15.07                     21.68  -6.61    24.78

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        6                        10     -4       19
  MONTH TO DATE  462                       280    182      429
  SINCE JUN 1    700                       481    219      613
  SINCE JAN 1    854                       545    309      696
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       104      1941
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        52      2009
                                             1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 29 2012..........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT
JULY 30 2012..........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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