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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1238 AM CST SUN MAR 10 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         47   1159 PM  71    1990  46      1       46       
  MINIMUM         36    356 AM  -1    1912  26     10       23       
  AVERAGE         42                        36      6       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.26R         0.80 1946   0.06   1.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      0.60   0.81     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.41                      0.60   0.81     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.74                      2.78   1.96     2.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        29     -6       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  339                       278     61      250       
  SINCE MAR 1    339                       278     61      250       
  SINCE JUL 1   4866                      5163   -297     4470       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        73      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -12      1934                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2013.........SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   
MARCH 11 2013.........SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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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