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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1245 AM CST SAT MAR 2 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         29    214 PM  75    1992  42    -13       49       
  MINIMUM         21    942 PM -20    1962  23     -2       29       
  AVERAGE         25                        32     -7       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.92 1991   0.07  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.07  -0.06     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.07  -0.06     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.34                      2.25   1.09     2.14    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        33      7       26       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        33      7       26       
  SINCE MAR 1     40                        33      7       26       
  SINCE JUL 1   4567                      4918   -351     4246       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        74      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -11      1913                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2013.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2013.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   603 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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