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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1240 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         26    431 PM  74    1983  43    -17       40       
  MINIMUM          7   1037 PM -11    1913  23    -16       30       
  AVERAGE         17                        33    -16       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.02 1970   0.06  -0.06     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.13  -0.12     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.13  -0.12     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.34                      2.31   1.03     2.23    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       48                        32     16       30       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                        65     23       56       
  SINCE MAR 1     88                        65     23       56       
  SINCE JUL 1   4615                      4950   -335     4276       
                                                                     
 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    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        79      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -4      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2013.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   603 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2013.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   604 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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