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CDUS43 KDMX 140814
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
315 AM CDT TUE AUG 14 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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    506 PM 106    1936  84    -10       81
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  48    2004  63     -5       60
                                      1964
  AVERAGE         66                        74     -8       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.35 1974   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.64                      1.89  -0.25     1.11
  SINCE JUN 1      5.78                     11.45  -5.67    11.21
  SINCE JAN 1     17.13                     23.98  -6.85    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        1                         9     -8        6
  MONTH TO DATE  105                       119    -14      150
  SINCE JUN 1    851                       634    217      803
  SINCE JAN 1   1005                       698    307      886
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM
 LOWEST     61           500 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       109      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        49      2004
                                             2002
                                             2001


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 14 2012........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT
AUGUST 15 2012........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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