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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1228 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         39    318 PM  74    1930  40     -1       32       
  MINIMUM         24    700 AM  -8    2010  21      3       17       
  AVERAGE         32                        31      1       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.57 1930   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      1.08  -0.07     1.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.15                      3.35   0.80     4.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.53                      1.98   0.55     1.81    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        34     -1       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  930                       961    -31      838       
  SINCE DEC 1   3128                      3485   -357     2921       
  SINCE JUL 1   4422                      4783   -361     4117       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        64      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -12      1963                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 26 2013......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 27 2013......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   559 PM CST   

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

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