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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1240 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 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    306 AM  72    1972  42     11       30       
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM  -2    1960  23     10       15       
  AVERAGE         43                        32     11       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28         MM      MM   0.07   0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.53                      1.28   0.25     2.31    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.41                      3.55   0.86     4.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.78                      2.18  -0.40     3.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        33    -11       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  941                      1094   -153     1092       
  SINCE DEC 1   3024                      3620   -596     3842       
  SINCE JUL 1   4220                      4918   -698     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    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        75      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -20      1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2012.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2012.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   602 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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