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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT TUE JUL 30 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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         76    147 PM 104    1941  85     -9       91       
  MINIMUM         49R   524 AM  52    2009  64    -15       66       
                                      1971                          
  AVERAGE         63                        75    -12       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.47 1910   0.13  -0.13     0.42    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      4.19  -3.15     0.90    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.43                      9.28  -5.85     4.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.18                     21.81   5.37    15.65    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         0     10        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     36                        21     15       13       
  SINCE JUL 1     10                         0     10        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  255                       290    -35      476       
  SINCE JUN 1    453                       491    -38      714       
  SINCE JAN 1    530                       555    -25      868       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       105      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        48      1971                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 30 2013..........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
JULY 31 2013..........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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