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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         82    401 PM  88    1927  49     33       66       
  MINIMUM         58    641 AM   1    1951  29     29       27       
  AVERAGE         70                        39     31       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.98 1946   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.09  -0.51     1.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.58                      1.09  -0.51     1.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.56                      3.27  -0.71     4.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        26    -26       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       469   -167      471       
  SINCE MAR 1    302                       469   -167      471       
  SINCE JUL 1   4522                      5354   -832     5413       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         0     14        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                         0     14        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     14                         0     14        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        79      2009                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         2      1906                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2012.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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