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CDUS43 KDMX 250627
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
126 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         68    436 PM  84    1910  53     15       38
  MINIMUM         51    227 AM   4    1974  31     20       27
  AVERAGE         60                        42     18       33

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.11          2.05 1920   0.07   0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.73                      1.67   0.06     2.14
  SINCE MAR 1      1.73                      1.67   0.06     2.14
  SINCE JAN 1      3.71                      3.85  -0.14     5.39

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                        23    -18       32
  MONTH TO DATE  325                       663   -338      598
  SINCE MAR 1    325                       663   -338      598
  SINCE JUL 1   4545                      5548  -1003     5540

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   32                         0     32        0
  SINCE MAR 1     32                         0     32        0
  SINCE JAN 1     32                         0     32        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM
 LOWEST     73           200 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        85      1910
                                             1991
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         3      1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 25 2012.........SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT
MARCH 26 2012.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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