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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1228 AM CST SAT FEB 2 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 1 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         25   1159 PM  57    1987  33     -8       55       
  MINIMUM         -6    806 AM -21    1918  14    -20       26       
  AVERAGE         10                        23    -13       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.69 1967   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.14                      2.30   0.84     3.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.52                      0.93   0.59     0.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       55                        42     13       24       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        42     13       24       
  SINCE DEC 1   2253                      2566   -313     2107       
  SINCE JUL 1   3547                      3864   -317     3303       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        64      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -26      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  2 2013......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   528 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  3 2013......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   530 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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