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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1238 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         53    400 PM  67    1972  42     11       30
  MINIMUM         29    221 AM -15    1962  23      6       15
  AVERAGE         41                        32      9       23

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.06 1939   0.07  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.25                      1.28  -0.03     2.31
  SINCE DEC 1      4.13                      3.55   0.58     4.61
  SINCE JAN 1      1.50                      2.18  -0.68     3.25

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       24                        33     -9       42
  MONTH TO DATE  919                      1061   -142     1092
  SINCE DEC 1   3002                      3587   -585     3842
  SINCE JUL 1   4198                      4885   -687     4942

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           700 PM
 LOWEST     52           300 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        72      1972
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -2      1960


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 29 2012......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST
MARCH  1 2012.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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