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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
134 AM CDT MON AUG 6 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         81    258 PM 101    1934  85     -4       81       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  50    1994  64     -8       73       
  AVERAGE         69                        74     -5       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.45 1982   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.71  -0.46      T      
  SINCE JUN 1      4.39                     10.27  -5.88    10.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.74                     22.80  -7.06    24.78    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     13                        23    -10       15       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         2     -2        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         9     -5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        47     15       88       
  SINCE JUN 1    808                       562    246      741       
  SINCE JAN 1    962                       626    336      824       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       111      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        45      1903                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2012........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
AUGUST  7 2012........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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