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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         58    152 PM  83    1986  56      2       70       
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM  12    1923  34     -1       49       
  AVERAGE         46                        45      1       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.67 1929   0.09  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      2.24  -0.22     2.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.02                      2.24  -0.22     2.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.35                      4.42   0.93     4.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        20     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE 1011                       811    200      381       
  SINCE MAR 1   1011                       811    200      381       
  SINCE JUL 1   5538                      5696   -158     4601       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1       32       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1       32       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1       32       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        87      2010                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        12      1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2013.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
APRIL  2 2013.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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