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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1232 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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         31    446 PM  66    1930  39     -8       39       
  MINIMUM         17    803 AM  -8    1989  21     -4       31       
  AVERAGE         24                        30     -6       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.26 1925   0.06  -0.06     0.66    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.96   0.05     1.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.15                      3.23   0.92     4.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.53                      1.86   0.67     1.74    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        35      6       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  858                       892    -34      762       
  SINCE DEC 1   3056                      3416   -360     2845       
  SINCE JUL 1   4350                      4714   -364     4041       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        78      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -4      1993                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2013......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 25 2013......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   556 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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