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CDUS43 KDMX 010640
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         84   1042 AM 100    1912  81      3       90
                                      1947
  MINIMUM         65    603 AM  42    1915  59      6       62
  AVERAGE         75                        70      5       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.77 1989   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.99                      4.61  -1.62     2.11
  SINCE JUN 1      7.13                     14.17  -7.04    12.21
  SINCE JAN 1     18.48                     26.70  -8.22    26.89

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         4      1        0
  SINCE JUN 1     18                        32    -14       15
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        11     -6        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         6      4       11
  MONTH TO DATE  237                       255    -18      292
  SINCE JUN 1    983                       770    213      945
  SINCE JAN 1   1137                       834    303     1028
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87          1000 PM
 LOWEST     57          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       103      1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1949


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  1 2012.....SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  2 2012.....SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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