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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1237 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         49    343 PM  75    1992  42      7       47
  MINIMUM         29    720 AM -20    1962  23      6       20
  AVERAGE         39                        32      7       34

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.92 1991   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1      1.78                      2.25  -0.47     3.25

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       26                        33     -7       31
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        33     -7       31
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        33     -7       31
  SINCE JUL 1   4246                      4918   -672     4973

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM
 LOWEST     56           300 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        74      1983
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -11      1913


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  2 2012.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST
MARCH  3 2012.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   604 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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