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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
134 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         45    252 PM  90    1910  53     -8       64       
  MINIMUM         29    646 AM   9    1974  31     -2       47       
  AVERAGE         37                        42     -5       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.08 1946   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      1.60   0.37     1.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.97                      1.60   0.37     1.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                      3.78   1.52     3.76    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        23      5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  796                       640    156      320       
  SINCE MAR 1    796                       640    156      320       
  SINCE JUL 1   5323                      5525   -202     4540       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        84      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2013.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
MARCH 25 2013.........SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 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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