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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
205 AM CDT WED MAR 27 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         39    314 PM  86    1907  54    -15       61       
  MINIMUM         23    709 AM   3    1955  32     -9       47       
  AVERAGE         31                        43    -12       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1916   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.99                      1.82   0.17     1.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.99                      1.82   0.17     1.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.32                      4.00   1.32     3.87    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        22     12       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  899                       707    192      341       
  SINCE MAR 1    899                       707    192      341       
  SINCE JUL 1   5426                      5592   -166     4561       
                                                                     
 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    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        84      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        12      1913                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2013.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
MARCH 28 2013.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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