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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1232 AM CST THU FEB 28 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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         31    234 AM  72    1976  41    -10       39       
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM -23    1934  22      6       22       
  AVERAGE         30                        32     -2       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.04 1948   0.06  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      1.21  -0.15     1.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.20                      3.48   0.72     4.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.58                      2.11   0.47     1.81    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        33      2       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  997                      1028    -31      895       
  SINCE DEC 1   3195                      3552   -357     2978       
  SINCE JUL 1   4489                      4850   -361     4174       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        67      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -15      1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2013......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2013.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   601 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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