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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT TUE AUG 20 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         85    310 PM 106    1913  84      1       77       
  MINIMUM         58    518 AM  48    1950  62     -4       53       
  AVERAGE         72                        73     -1       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 1949   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.84  -1.88     2.24    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.79                     12.40  -7.61     6.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     24.93   3.61    17.89    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6        5       
  SINCE JUN 1     42                        23     19       18       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                         2     14        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         8     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                       169    -75      120       
  SINCE JUN 1    558                       684   -126      866       
  SINCE JAN 1    635                       748   -113     1020       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       103      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        41      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2013........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2013........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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