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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 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         94    420 PM 105    1947  85      9      104       
  MINIMUM         69    229 AM  50    1936  64      5       77       
  AVERAGE         82                        74      8       91      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1921   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.29  -0.29     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.14                      9.85  -5.71    10.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.49                     22.38  -6.89    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       17                        10      7       26       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        20     11       44       
  SINCE JUN 1    777                       535    242      697       
  SINCE JAN 1    931                       599    332      780       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                     
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    73          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       108      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        49      1927                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  3 2012........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
AUGUST  4 2012........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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