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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT MON JUL 22 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 21 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83   1147 AM 110    1934  86     -3       93       
  MINIMUM         65    954 PM  47    1944  65      0       62       
  AVERAGE         74                        75     -1       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.72          2.52 1978   0.13   0.59     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.88                      3.13  -2.25     0.08    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.27                      8.22  -4.95     3.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.02                     20.75   6.27    14.83    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     26                        21      5       13       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        10     -1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  224                       210     14      335       
  SINCE JUN 1    422                       411     11      573       
  SINCE JAN 1    499                       475     24      727       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       108      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        46      1947                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 22 2013..........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JULY 23 2013..........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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