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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         87    304 PM 100    1912  81      6       87       
                                      1947                          
  MINIMUM         63    354 AM  42    1915  59      4       71       
  AVERAGE         75                        70      5       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.36          1.77 1989   0.15   1.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.86                      4.61   2.25     0.96    
  SINCE JUN 1     20.13                     14.17   5.96     4.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.97                     26.70   4.27    29.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        6       
  SINCE JUN 1     22                        32    -10       42       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                        11      2       16       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         6      4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  243                       255    -12      274       
  SINCE JUN 1    621                       770   -149      738       
  SINCE JAN 1    732                       834   -102      815       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       103      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1949                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2014.....SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2014.....SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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