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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT TUE MAR 26 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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         34    508 PM  85    1910  54    -20       75       
                                      1991                          
  MINIMUM         27    847 AM   3    1965  32     -5       44       
  AVERAGE         31                        43    -12       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.18 1920   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.99                      1.75   0.24     1.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.99                      1.75   0.24     1.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.32                      3.93   1.39     3.87    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        22     12        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  865                       685    180      330       
  SINCE MAR 1    865                       685    180      330       
  SINCE JUL 1   5392                      5570   -178     4550       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         

                                                                     
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    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        86      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         3      1955                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 26 2013.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
MARCH 27 2013.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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