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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT WED JUL 24 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 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         75    600 PM 108    1934  86    -11      106       
  MINIMUM         62    854 PM  52    1947  65     -3       74       
  AVERAGE         69                        75     -6       90      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.29 1896   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.89                      3.39  -2.50     0.08    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.28                      8.48  -5.20     3.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.03                     21.01   6.02    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        4                        10     -6       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  240                       230     10      379       
  SINCE JUN 1    438                       431      7      617       
  SINCE JAN 1    515                       495     20      771       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                     
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    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       111      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        52      2003                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 24 2013..........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
JULY 25 2013..........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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