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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
153 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         93    450 PM 104    1936  83     10       86
  MINIMUM         54    314 AM  44    1923  62     -8       62
  AVERAGE         74                        72      2       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.61 2002   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      3.29  -1.04     1.39
  SINCE JUN 1      6.39                     12.85  -6.46    11.49
  SINCE JAN 1     17.74                     25.38  -7.64    26.17

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0
  SINCE JUN 1     18                        23     -5       15
  SINCE JUL 1      5                         2      3        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         8      1        9
  MONTH TO DATE  130                       193    -63      223
  SINCE JUN 1    876                       708    168      876
  SINCE JAN 1   1030                       772    258      959
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           100 AM
 LOWEST     25           500 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       102      1948
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        44      1923

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 23 2012........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT
AUGUST 24 2012........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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