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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1235 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         36        MM  78    1921  43     -7       29        
  MINIMUM         26        MM  -8    1960  24      2       18        
  AVERAGE         31                        34     -3       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.79 1976   0.07  -0.07     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.27  -0.26     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.27  -0.26     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.34                      2.45   0.89     2.32    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        31      3       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       128     35      132       
  SINCE MAR 1    163                       128     35      132       
  SINCE JUL 1   4690                      5013   -323     4352       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        75      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -15      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2013.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2013.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   607 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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