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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         81R   339 PM  75    2002  48     33       47       
                                      1995                          
  MINIMUM         57    528 AM   0    1897  28     29       28       
  AVERAGE         69                        38     31       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.78 1904   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.94  -0.36     1.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.58                      0.94  -0.36     1.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.56                      3.12  -0.56     4.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        27    -27       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       417   -115      428       
  SINCE MAR 1    302                       417   -115      428       
  SINCE JUL 1   4522                      5302   -780     5370       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         0      4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         0      4        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        78      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        10      1979                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2012.........SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT   
MARCH 16 2012.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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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