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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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         57    347 PM  64    1932  41     16       21
  MINIMUM         26   1214 AM -12    1963  22      4       16
  AVERAGE         42                        31     11       19

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1903   0.07  -0.07      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.20                      1.15   0.05     1.95
  SINCE DEC 1      4.08                      3.42   0.66     4.25
  SINCE JAN 1      1.45                      2.05  -0.60     2.89

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       23                        34    -11       46
  MONTH TO DATE  861                       995   -134     1010
  SINCE DEC 1   2944                      3519   -575     3760
  SINCE JUL 1   4140                      4817   -677     4860

 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81          1200 AM
 LOWEST     33           300 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        72      1976
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -23      1934


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 27 2012......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST
FEBRUARY 28 2012......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   559 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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