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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT SUN AUG 18 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         82    401 PM 104    1988  84     -2       76       
  MINIMUM         49R   537 AM  49    2012  63    -14       49       
                                      1897                          
  AVERAGE         66                        73     -7       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1941   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.53  -1.57     2.24    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.79                     12.09  -7.30     6.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     24.62   3.92    17.89    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6        2       
  SINCE JUN 1     42                        23     19       15       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                         2     14        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         8     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                       153    -67      120       
  SINCE JUN 1    550                       668   -118      866       
  SINCE JAN 1    627                       732   -105     1020       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       109      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      2012                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2013........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2013........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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