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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         30    336 PM  78    1938  51    -21       76       
  MINIMUM         16   1159 PM   8    1951  30    -14       57       
  AVERAGE         23                        41    -18       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.00 1912   0.08  -0.08     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      1.39   0.58     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.97                      1.39   0.58     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                      3.57   1.73     3.18    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        24     18        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  691                       569    122      302       
  SINCE MAR 1    691                       569    122      302       
  SINCE JUL 1   5218                      5454   -236     4522       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       32       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0       32       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0       32       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        88      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         4      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2013.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
MARCH 22 2013.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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