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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         41    212 PM  85    1910  52    -11       65       
  MINIMUM         19    646 AM   4    1913  31    -12       47       
  AVERAGE         30                        41    -11       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.65 1953   0.07  -0.07     0.32    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      1.53   0.44     1.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.97                      1.53   0.44     1.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                      3.71   1.59     3.76    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        24     11        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  768                       617    151      311       
  SINCE MAR 1    768                       617    151      311       
  SINCE JUL 1   5295                      5502   -207     4531       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        90      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         9      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2013.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT   
MARCH 24 2013.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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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