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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT WED AUG 8 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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        100    258 PM 107    1934  85     15       88
  MINIMUM         61    510 AM  49    1989  64     -3       65
  AVERAGE         81                        74      7       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.48 1977   0.15  -0.14     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      1.00  -0.74     1.04
  SINCE JUN 1      4.40                     10.56  -6.16    11.14
  SINCE JAN 1     15.75                     23.09  -7.34    25.82

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       16                         9      7       12
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        65     17      114
  SINCE JUN 1    828                       580    248      767
  SINCE JAN 1    982                       644    338      850
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM
 LOWEST     19           300 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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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 2012........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT
AUGUST  9 2012........SUNRISE   614 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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