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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
130 AM CDT THU AUG 7 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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         72    403 PM 111    1934  85    -13       89       
  MINIMUM         66    727 AM  45    1903  64      2       65       
  AVERAGE         69                        74     -5       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.55          1.94 1924   0.14   0.41     0.73    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.85  -0.23     0.73    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.89                     10.41   3.48     4.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.73                     22.94   1.79    28.88    
                                                                     
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        4                         9     -5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        56    -15       45       
  SINCE JUN 1    419                       571   -152      509       
  SINCE JAN 1    530                       635   -105      586       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     79          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       107      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        49      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2014........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
AUGUST  8 2014........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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