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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
134 AM CDT MON MAR 25 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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   1209 AM  84    1910  53    -22       68       
  MINIMUM         29   1159 PM   4    1974  31     -2       51       
  AVERAGE         30                        42    -12       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.05 1920   0.07  -0.05     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.99                      1.67   0.32     1.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.99                      1.67   0.32     1.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.32                      3.85   1.47     3.87    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        23     12        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  831                       663    168      325       
  SINCE MAR 1    831                       663    168      325       
  SINCE JUL 1   5358                      5548   -190     4545       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        85      1910                    
                                             1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         3      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2013.........SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
MARCH 26 2013.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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