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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         94    255 PM 102    1948  83     11       91
  MINIMUM         64    555 AM  44    1923  61      3       71
  AVERAGE         79                        72      7       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.24 2007   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      3.44  -1.19     1.39
  SINCE JUN 1      6.39                     13.00  -6.61    11.49
  SINCE JAN 1     17.74                     25.53  -7.79    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       14                         8      6       16
  MONTH TO DATE  144                       201    -57      239
  SINCE JUN 1    890                       716    174      892
  SINCE JAN 1   1044                       780    264      975
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1

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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    63           500 AM
 LOWEST     22           300 PM
 AVERAGE    43

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       107      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        43      1942

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2012........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2012........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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