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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
153 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         88    326 PM 100    1936  82      6       87       
  MINIMUM         59    600 AM  47    1986  61     -2       61       
  AVERAGE         74                        71      3       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.56 1998   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.99                      4.04  -1.05     1.39    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.13                     13.60  -6.47    11.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.48                     26.13  -7.65    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                         7      2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  187                       229    -42      270       
  SINCE JUN 1    933                       744    189      923       
  SINCE JAN 1   1087                       808    279     1006       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1935                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2012........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
AUGUST 29 2012........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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