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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
152 AM CDT FRI AUG 8 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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    143 PM 107    1934  85    -14       84       
  MINIMUM         65   1159 PM  49    1989  64      1       64       
  AVERAGE         68                        74     -6       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.48 1977   0.15  -0.11     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      1.00  -0.34     0.96    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.93                     10.56   3.37     4.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.77                     23.09   1.68    29.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     22                        23     -1       36       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                         2     11       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         9     -6        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        65    -21       54       
  SINCE JUN 1    422                       580   -158      518       
  SINCE JAN 1    533                       644   -111      595       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       115      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        48      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2014........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
AUGUST  9 2014........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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