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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
151 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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         74    308 PM 104    1936  84    -10       83
  MINIMUM         61    449 AM  45    1931  63     -2       58
  AVERAGE         68                        74     -6       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.29          2.13 1943   0.15   1.14     0.00
                                      2000
  MONTH TO DATE    1.64                      1.74  -0.10     1.11
  SINCE JUN 1      5.78                     11.30  -5.52    11.21
  SINCE JAN 1     17.13                     23.83  -6.70    25.89

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        3                         9     -6        6
  MONTH TO DATE  104                       110     -6      144
  SINCE JUN 1    850                       625    225      797
  SINCE JAN 1   1004                       689    315      880
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM
 LOWEST     63           100 AM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       106      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        48      2004
                                             1964


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 13 2012........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT
AUGUST 14 2012........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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