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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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         84    159 PM 109    1936  84      0       83
  MINIMUM         56    104 AM  49    2004  63     -7       58
                                      2002
                                      2001
  AVERAGE         70                        74     -4       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.75 1898   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.64                      2.05  -0.41     1.11
  SINCE JUN 1      5.78                     11.61  -5.83    11.21
  SINCE JAN 1     17.13                     24.14  -7.01    25.89

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        5                         9     -4        6
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       128    -18      156
  SINCE JUN 1    856                       643    213      809
  SINCE JAN 1   1010                       707    303      892
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM
 LOWEST     37           300 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       105      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      2004


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 15 2012........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT
AUGUST 16 2012........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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