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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
201 AM CDT THU MAR 14 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         36    452 PM  77    2007  48    -12       75       
  MINIMUM         19    652 AM   4    1993  27     -8       35       
  AVERAGE         28                        38    -10       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1917   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      0.87   0.96     0.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.83                      0.87   0.96     0.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.16                      3.05   2.11     2.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        27     10       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  469                       390     79      302       
  SINCE MAR 1    469                       390     79      302       
  SINCE JUL 1   4996                      5275   -279     4522       
                                                                     
 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    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         0      1897                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2013.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT   
MARCH 15 2013.........SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 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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