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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         88    445 PM 105    1936  84      4       84       
  MINIMUM         59    539 AM  45    2004  63     -4       56       
  AVERAGE         74                        73      1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1902   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.64                      2.20  -0.56     1.11    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.78                     11.76  -5.98    11.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.13                     24.29  -7.16    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        9                         9      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       137    -18      161       
  SINCE JUN 1    865                       652    213      814       
  SINCE JAN 1   1019                       716    303      897       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
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    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       106      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        51      1992                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2012........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
AUGUST 17 2012........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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