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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80    356 PM 105    1935  85     -5       71       
  MINIMUM         55    530 AM  48    1971  64     -9       64       
  AVERAGE         68                        75     -7       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.31 1959   0.14  -0.14     0.40    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.25                      4.33   0.92     1.44    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.27                      9.42   3.85     3.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.11                     21.95   2.16    28.15    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         0     13       10       
  SINCE JUN 1     22                        21      1       36       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                         0     13       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        10     -7        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  160                       300   -140      258       
  SINCE JUN 1    374                       501   -127      456       
  SINCE JAN 1    485                       565    -80      533       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       104      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        47      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 31 2014..........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
AUGUST  1 2014........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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