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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         35    412 PM  88    1907  52    -17       72       
  MINIMUM         10    516 AM   4    1951  30    -20       58       
  AVERAGE         23                        41    -18       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1932   0.07  -0.07     0.26    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      1.46   0.51     1.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.97                      1.46   0.51     1.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                      3.64   1.66     3.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        24     18        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  733                       593    140      302       
  SINCE MAR 1    733                       593    140      302       
  SINCE JUL 1   5260                      5478   -218     4522       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        85      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2013.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
MARCH 23 2013.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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