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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT FRI MAR 29 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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         55    258 PM  85    1910  55      0       72       
  MINIMUM         25    520 AM   8    1970  33     -8       41       
  AVERAGE         40                        44     -4       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.68 1931   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.99                      1.98   0.01     1.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.99                      1.98   0.01     1.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.32                      4.16   1.16     3.87    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        21      4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  955                       750    205      352       
  SINCE MAR 1    955                       750    205      352       
  SINCE JUL 1   5482                      5635   -153     4572       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       32       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0       32       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0       32       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
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    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        88      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         9      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2013.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
MARCH 30 2013.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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