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CDUS43 KDMX 040641
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT SAT AUG 4 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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    254 PM 108    1930  85     12       91       
  MINIMUM         67    512 AM  49    1927  64      3       72       
  AVERAGE         82                        74      8       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.64 1928   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.43  -0.43     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.14                      9.99  -5.85    10.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.49                     22.52  -7.03    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                         9      8       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        29     19       61       
  SINCE JUN 1    794                       544    250      714       
  SINCE JAN 1    948                       608    340      797       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         

                                                                     
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    81           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       109      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        50      1912                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2012........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
AUGUST  5 2012........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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