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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         80R   401 PM  78    1927  49     31       56       
  MINIMUM         60   1149 PM  10    1979  28     32       23       
  AVERAGE         70                        38     32       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.28 1919   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.01  -0.43     1.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.58                      1.01  -0.43     1.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.56                      3.19  -0.63     4.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        26    -26       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       443   -141      453       
  SINCE MAR 1    302                       443   -141      453       
  SINCE JUL 1   4522                      5328   -806     5395       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         0      9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         0      9        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         0      9        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        88      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         1      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2012.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2012.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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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