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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         82    421 PM 104    1988  84     -2       82       
  MINIMUM         62    601 AM  49    2013  63     -1       49       
                                      2012                          
                                      1897                          
  AVERAGE         72                        73     -1       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1941   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.32                      2.53  -1.21     0.96    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.59                     12.09   2.50     4.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.43                     24.62   0.81    29.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        6       
  SINCE JUN 1     22                        23     -1       42       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                         2     11       16       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         8     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                       153    -65       86       
  SINCE JUN 1    466                       668   -202      550       
  SINCE JAN 1    577                       732   -155      627       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       109      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      2012                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2014........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2014........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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