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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1229 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         49    219 PM  69    1930  38     11       39
  MINIMUM         34   1031 PM  -7    1963  20     14       24
  AVERAGE         42                        29     13       32

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.16 1997   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.84  -0.33     1.58
  SINCE DEC 1      3.39                      3.11   0.28     3.88
  SINCE JAN 1      0.76                      1.74  -0.98     2.52

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       23                        36    -13       33
  MONTH TO DATE  710                       821   -111      811
  SINCE DEC 1   2793                      3345   -552     3561
  SINCE JUL 1   3989                      4643   -654     4661

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM
 LOWEST     42           400 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        66      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -4      1929


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 22 2012......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST
FEBRUARY 23 2012......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   553 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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