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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
136 AM CDT MON AUG 11 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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         79    114 PM 108    1934  84     -5       81       
  MINIMUM         63    556 AM  48    1903  63      0       57       
  AVERAGE         71                        74     -3       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.70 1921   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      1.44  -0.69     0.96    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.02                     11.00   3.02     4.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.86                     23.53   1.33    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        6                         9     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        92    -30       69       
  SINCE JUN 1    440                       607   -167      533       
  SINCE JAN 1    551                       671   -120      610       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       103      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        49      2012                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 11 2014........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
AUGUST 12 2014........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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