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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
143 AM CDT FRI JUL 4 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 3 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         77    445 PM 101    1911  85     -8       80       
  MINIMUM         51    457 AM  49    1924  64    -13       56       
  AVERAGE         64                        75    -11       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.25 1896   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.48  -0.42      T      
  SINCE JUN 1      8.08                      5.57   2.51     2.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.92                     18.10   0.82    26.71    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         0      7        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     16                        21     -5       26       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                         0      7        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        30    -23        7       
  SINCE JUN 1    221                       231    -10      205       
  SINCE JAN 1    332                       295     37      282       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       108      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        49      1940                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  4 2014..........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT   
JULY  5 2014..........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 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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