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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
130 AM CDT WED JUL 16 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 15 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         71    415 PM 115    1936  86    -15       89       
  MINIMUM         52   1134 PM  47    1930  65    -13       67       
  AVERAGE         62                        75    -13       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.27 1984   0.15  -0.15     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.98                      2.29   0.69     0.16    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.00                      7.38   3.62     2.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.84                     19.91   1.93    26.87    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         0     10        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     19                        21     -2       26       
  SINCE JUL 1     10                         0     10        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                       150    -69      128       
  SINCE JUN 1    295                       351    -56      326       
  SINCE JAN 1    406                       415     -9      403       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       109      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        51      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 16 2014..........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT   
JULY 17 2014..........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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