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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1237 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         32    209 PM  79    1983  43    -11       38       
  MINIMUM         15   1220 AM  -4    2002  24     -9       22       
  AVERAGE         24                        33     -9       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.04 1985   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.20  -0.19     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.20  -0.19     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.34                      2.38   0.96     2.23    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        32      9       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                        97     32       91       
  SINCE MAR 1    129                        97     32       91       
  SINCE JUL 1   4656                      4982   -326     4311       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        78      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -8      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2013.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   604 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2013.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   606 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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