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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
225 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         74    519 PM  98    2013  82     -8       98       
                                      1984                          
  MINIMUM         66   1245 PM  41    1935  60      6       73       
  AVERAGE         70                        71     -1       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.82          2.53 1998   0.14   1.68     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.76                      4.18   0.58     0.96    
  SINCE JUN 1     18.03                     13.74   4.29     4.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.87                     26.27   2.60    29.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        6       
  SINCE JUN 1     22                        24     -2       42       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                         3     10       16       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         7     -2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  213                       236    -23      222       
  SINCE JUN 1    591                       751   -160      686       
  SINCE JAN 1    702                       815   -113      763       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     87           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    94                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        42      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 29 2014........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
AUGUST 30 2014........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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