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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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    547 PM 103    1947  83     -1       87       
  MINIMUM         64    124 AM  41    1950  62      2       63       
  AVERAGE         73                        73      0       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             4.54 2010   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.32                      2.99  -1.67     0.96    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.59                     12.55   2.04     4.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.43                     25.08   0.35    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        8                         8      0       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       177    -63      104       
  SINCE JUN 1    492                       692   -200      568       
  SINCE JAN 1    603                       756   -153      645       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       104      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        48      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2014........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2014........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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