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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1247 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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         39   1057 AM  66    1930  39      0       37
  MINIMUM         31    121 AM  -8    1989  21     10       24
  AVERAGE         35                        30      5       31

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.66          1.26 1925   0.06   0.60      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      0.96   0.21     1.58
  SINCE DEC 1      4.05                      3.23   0.82     3.88
  SINCE JAN 1      1.42                      1.86  -0.44     2.52

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       30                        35     -5       34
  MONTH TO DATE  762                       892   -130      883
  SINCE DEC 1   2845                      3416   -571     3633
  SINCE JUL 1   4041                      4714   -673     4733

 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM
 LOWEST     75           100 AM
 AVERAGE    88

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        78      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -4      1993


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 24 2012......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST
FEBRUARY 25 2012......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   555 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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