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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1232 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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    324 PM  67    1972  42    -11       53       
  MINIMUM         23    708 AM -15    1962  23      0       29       
  AVERAGE         27                        32     -5       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.06 1939   0.07  -0.07     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      1.28  -0.22     1.49    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.20                      3.55   0.65     4.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.58                      2.18   0.40     1.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        33      5       24       
  MONTH TO DATE 1035                      1061    -26      919       
  SINCE DEC 1   3233                      3587   -354     3002       
  SINCE JUL 1   4527                      4885   -358     4198       
                                                                     
 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    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        75      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -20      1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2013.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2013.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   602 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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