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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT THU AUG 2 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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         97        MM 102    1988  85     12       96        
  MINIMUM         60        MM  49    1936  64     -4       69        
  AVERAGE         79                        74      5       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1921   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.14                      9.71  -5.57    10.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.49                     22.24  -6.75    24.78    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     13                        23    -10       15       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         2     -2        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        10      4       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        10      4       18       
  SINCE JUN 1    760                       525    235      671       
  SINCE JAN 1    914                       589    325      754       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                     
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    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       105      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        50      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  2 2012........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
AUGUST  3 2012........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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