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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
136 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         82R   209 PM  79    2009  50     32       74       
  MINIMUM         59    441 AM   2    1906  29     30       44       
  AVERAGE         71                        39     32       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.07 1998   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.17  -0.59     1.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.58                      1.17  -0.59     1.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.56                      3.35  -0.79     4.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        26    -26        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       495   -193      477       
  SINCE MAR 1    302                       495   -193      477       
  SINCE JUL 1   4522                      5380   -858     5419       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         0      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                         0     20        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                         0     20        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                         0     20        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        78      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         2      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2012.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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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