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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT SUN MAR 31 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         52    111 PM  83    1967  56     -4       58       
  MINIMUM         41    241 AM  12    1969  33      8       45       
  AVERAGE         47                        45      2       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.80 1993   0.09  -0.07     0.39    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      2.15  -0.14     2.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.01                      2.15  -0.14     2.29    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.34                      4.33   1.01     4.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        20     -2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  992                       791    201      376       
  SINCE MAR 1    992                       791    201      376       
  SINCE JUL 1   5519                      5676   -157     4596       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        83      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        12      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2013.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
APRIL  1 2013.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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