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CDUS43 KDMX 300629
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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         91    320 PM 104    1941  85      6       87
  MINIMUM         66    540 AM  52    2009  64      2       69
                                      1971
  AVERAGE         79                        75      4       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.42          2.47 1910   0.13   0.29      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      4.19  -3.29     0.90
  SINCE JUN 1      4.14                      9.28  -5.14    10.10
  SINCE JAN 1     15.49                     21.81  -6.32    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       14                        10      4       13
  MONTH TO DATE  476                       290    186      442
  SINCE JUN 1    714                       491    223      626
  SINCE JAN 1    868                       555    313      709
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM
 LOWEST     50           200 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       105      1935
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        48      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 30 2012..........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT
JULY 31 2012..........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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