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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
156 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         90    442 PM  98    1984  82      8       79       
  MINIMUM         61    551 AM  41    1935  60      1       54       
  AVERAGE         76                        71      5       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.53 1998   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.99                      4.18  -1.19     1.39    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.13                     13.74  -6.61    11.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.48                     26.27  -7.79    26.17    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         1      4        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     18                        24     -6       15       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                         3      2        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         7      4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       236    -38      272       
  SINCE JUN 1    944                       751    193      925       
  SINCE JAN 1   1098                       815    283     1008       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        42      1946                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 29 2012........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
AUGUST 30 2012........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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