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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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         84    104 PM 109    1918  85     -1       79       
  MINIMUM         66    515 AM  50    1912  64      2       55       
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.16 1970   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.57  -0.50      T      
  SINCE JUN 1     13.34                     10.13   3.21     3.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.18                     22.66   1.52    28.15    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     22                        23     -1       36       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                         2     11       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         9      1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        38     -8       26       
  SINCE JUN 1    408                       553   -145      490       
  SINCE JAN 1    519                       617    -98      567       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        50      1994                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2014........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
AUGUST  6 2014........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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