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CDUS43 KDMX 140634
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         75    343 PM  77    2007  48     27       35
  MINIMUM         35    656 AM   4    1993  27      8       22
  AVERAGE         55                        38     17       29

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1917   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.87  -0.29     1.00
  SINCE MAR 1      0.58                      0.87  -0.29     1.00
  SINCE JAN 1      2.56                      3.05  -0.49     4.25

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       10                        27    -17       36
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       390    -88      401
  SINCE MAR 1    302                       390    -88      401
  SINCE JUL 1   4522                      5275   -753     5343

 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     41           300 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        75      2002
                                             1995
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         0      1897


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 14 2012.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT
MARCH 15 2012.........SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 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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