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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT TUE MAR 19 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         39   1254 PM  81    2012  50    -11       81       
  MINIMUM         22   1159 PM   2    1923  29     -7       59       
  AVERAGE         31                        40     -9       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.06 1963   0.07   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      1.24   0.73     0.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.97                      1.24   0.73     0.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                      3.42   1.88     2.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        25      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  614                       520     94      302       
  SINCE MAR 1    614                       520     94      302       
  SINCE JUL 1   5141                      5405   -264     4522       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       25       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0       25       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        81      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -6      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2013.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
MARCH 20 2013.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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