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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
202 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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    339 PM  82    2012  50    -12       82       
  MINIMUM         24    653 AM   2    1906  29     -5       59       
  AVERAGE         31                        39     -8       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.07 1998   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      1.17   0.66     0.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.83                      1.17   0.66     0.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.16                      3.35   1.81     2.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        26      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  580                       495     85      302       
  SINCE MAR 1    580                       495     85      302       
  SINCE JUL 1   5107                      5380   -273     4522       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       20       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0       20       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        81      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         2      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2013.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2013.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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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