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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         59   1125 AM  80    2012  49     10       80       
  MINIMUM         28    513 AM  10    1979  28      0       60       
  AVERAGE         44                        38      6       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.28 1919   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      1.01   0.82     0.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.83                      1.01   0.82     0.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.16                      3.19   1.97     2.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        26     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  514                       443     71      302       
  SINCE MAR 1    514                       443     71      302       
  SINCE JUL 1   5041                      5328   -287     4522       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        88      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         1      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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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