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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1242 AM CST WED MAR 6 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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    448 PM  75    1921  44    -13       44       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM -15    1960  24      3       10       
  AVERAGE         29                        34     -5       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.30 2006   0.07   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.34  -0.19     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.15                      0.34  -0.19     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.48                      2.52   0.96     2.32    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        31      5       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  199                       159     40      170       
  SINCE MAR 1    199                       159     40      170       
  SINCE JUL 1   4726                      5044   -318     4390       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        73      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -11      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2013.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2013.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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