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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         62    408 PM  79    1990  47     15       46
  MINIMUM         44   1052 PM  -6    1948  27     17       30
  AVERAGE         53                        37     16       38

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.20 1939   0.07  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.81  -0.23     1.00
  SINCE MAR 1      0.58                      0.81  -0.23     1.00
  SINCE JAN 1      2.56                      2.99  -0.43     4.25

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       12                        28    -16       27
  MONTH TO DATE  292                       363    -71      365
  SINCE MAR 1    292                       363    -71      365
  SINCE JUL 1   4512                      5248   -736     5307

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM
 LOWEST     60           300 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        77      2007
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         4      1993


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 13 2012.........SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT
MARCH 14 2012.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT


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

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