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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1229 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         54    250 PM  66    1930  39     15       30
  MINIMUM         32   1039 PM  -4    1929  20     12       24
  AVERAGE         43                        30     13       27

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.60 1922   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.90  -0.39     1.58
  SINCE DEC 1      3.39                      3.17   0.22     3.88
  SINCE JAN 1      0.76                      1.80  -1.04     2.52

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       22                        36    -14       38
  MONTH TO DATE  732                       857   -125      849
  SINCE DEC 1   2815                      3381   -566     3599
  SINCE JUL 1   4011                      4679   -668     4699

 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           800 AM
 LOWEST     38           300 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        66      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -8      1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 23 2012......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   553 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2012......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   554 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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