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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         38   1230 PM  88    1927  49    -11       82       
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM   1    1951  29     -1       58       
  AVERAGE         33                        39     -6       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.98 1946   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      1.09   0.74     0.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.83                      1.09   0.74     0.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.16                      3.27   1.89     2.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        26      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  546                       469     77      302       
  SINCE MAR 1    546                       469     77      302       
  SINCE JUL 1   5073                      5354   -281     4522       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       14       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0       14       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        82      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         2      1906                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2013.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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