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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1247 AM CST THU MAR 7 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         29    146 PM  73    2000  44    -15       72       
  MINIMUM         19   1159 PM -11    1960  25     -6       37       
  AVERAGE         24                        35    -11       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1959   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.40  -0.25     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.15                      0.40  -0.25     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.48                      2.58   0.90     2.32    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        30     11       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  240                       189     51      180       
  SINCE MAR 1    240                       189     51      180       
  SINCE JUL 1   4767                      5074   -307     4400       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        77      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -5      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2013.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2013.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   609 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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