AFOS product CLIOTM
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download
107 
CDUS43 KDMX 120703
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
201 AM CDT TUE AUG 12 2014


................................... 

...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         79    201 PM 103    1941  84     -5       84       
  MINIMUM         62   1148 PM  49    2012  63     -1       60       
  AVERAGE         71                        74     -3       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.26 1939   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      1.59  -0.84     0.96    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.02                     11.15   2.87     4.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.86                     23.68   1.18    29.11    
                                                                     
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        6                         9     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                       101    -33       76       
  SINCE JUN 1    446                       616   -170      540       
  SINCE JAN 1    557                       680   -123      617       
..................................................................


WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

..........................................................

                                                                     
THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       104      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      1931                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2014........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
AUGUST 13 2014........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




$$