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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1232 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14 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         44    210 PM  69    1954  36      8       39       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM  -6    1936  17      9       30       
  AVERAGE         35                        26      9       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.66 2003   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      0.50   0.27     0.69    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.91                      2.77   1.14     3.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.29                      1.40   0.89     1.06    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        38     -8       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  486                       562    -76      508       
  SINCE DEC 1   2684                      3086   -402     2591       
  SINCE JUL 1   3978                      4384   -406     3787       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        63      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -15      1930                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 15 2013......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   544 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 16 2013......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   546 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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