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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT WED MAR 20 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         41        MM  81    2012  51    -10       81        
  MINIMUM         18        MM  -6    1923  30    -12       59        
  AVERAGE         30                        40    -10       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.91 1982   0.07  -0.07     0.37    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      1.31   0.66     0.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.97                      1.31   0.66     0.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                      3.49   1.81     3.09    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        25     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  649                       545    104      302       
  SINCE MAR 1    649                       545    104      302       
  SINCE JUL 1   5176                      5430   -254     4522       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       30       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0       30       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         

                                                                     
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    75          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        78      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         8      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2013.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
MARCH 21 2013.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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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