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CDUS43 KDMX 050637
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT SUN AUG 5 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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         86    951 AM 109    1918  85      1       90       
  MINIMUM         64   1159 PM  50    1912  64      0       70       
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.25          2.16 1970   0.14   0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.57  -0.32      T      
  SINCE JUN 1      4.39                     10.13  -5.74    10.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.74                     22.66  -6.92    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       10                         9      1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        38     20       76       
  SINCE JUN 1    804                       553    251      729       
  SINCE JAN 1    958                       617    341      812       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        50      1994                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2012........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
AUGUST  6 2012........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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