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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT FRI AUG 30 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         95    242 PM  98    1984  82     13       92       
  MINIMUM         67    518 AM  42    1946  60      7       63       
  AVERAGE         81                        71     10       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.71 1975   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      4.32  -3.36     2.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.79                     13.88  -9.09     7.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.54                     26.41   2.13    18.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         2      4        5       
  SINCE JUN 1     42                        25     17       18       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                         4     12        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         7      9       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  238                       243     -5      211       
  SINCE JUN 1    702                       758    -56      957       
  SINCE JAN 1    779                       822    -43     1111       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       104      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        42      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2013........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
AUGUST 31 2013........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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