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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1236 AM CST SAT MAR 9 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         41    244 PM  75    1977  45     -4       48       
  MINIMUM         22    631 AM  -7    1943  26     -4       30       
  AVERAGE         32                        36     -4       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.57 1998   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.54  -0.39     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.15                      0.54  -0.39     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.48                      2.72   0.76     2.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        30      3       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  316                       249     67      220       
  SINCE MAR 1    316                       249     67      220       
  SINCE JUL 1   4843                      5134   -291     4440       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        71      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -1      1912                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2013.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2013.........SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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