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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT MON JUL 29 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 28 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         75    454 PM 105    1983  85    -10       82       
  MINIMUM         48R   103 AM  50    1925  64    -16       60       
  AVERAGE         62                        75    -13       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1915   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      4.06  -3.02     0.48    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.43                      9.15  -5.72     3.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.18                     21.68   5.50    15.23    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     34                        21     13       13       
  SINCE JUL 1      8                         0      8        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  255                       280    -25      462       
  SINCE JUN 1    453                       481    -28      700       
  SINCE JAN 1    530                       545    -15      854       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       104      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        52      2009                    
                                             1971                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 29 2013..........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
JULY 30 2013..........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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