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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1229 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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    300 PM  68    2011  37      7       51       
  MINIMUM         16    445 AM -20    1958  18     -2       27       
  AVERAGE         30                        28      2       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 2008   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      0.63   0.14     0.71    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.91                      2.90   1.01     3.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.29                      1.53   0.76     1.08    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        37     -2       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  605                       675    -70      593       
  SINCE DEC 1   2803                      3199   -396     2676       
  SINCE JUL 1   4097                      4497   -400     3872       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        66      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -14      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2013......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   548 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 19 2013......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   549 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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