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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1227 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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         32    426 PM  74    1930  40     -8       28
  MINIMUM         17    735 AM  -8    2010  21     -4       13
  AVERAGE         25                        31     -6       21

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.57 1930   0.06  -0.06     0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    1.20                      1.08   0.12     1.95
  SINCE DEC 1      4.08                      3.35   0.73     4.25
  SINCE JAN 1      1.45                      1.98  -0.53     2.89

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       40                        34      6       44
  MONTH TO DATE  838                       961   -123      964
  SINCE DEC 1   2921                      3485   -564     3714
  SINCE JUL 1   4117                      4783   -666     4814

 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81          1200 AM
 LOWEST     53           400 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        64      1932
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -12      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 26 2012......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   557 PM CST
FEBRUARY 27 2012......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   558 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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