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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1237 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         40    534 PM  74    1983  43     -3       34       
  MINIMUM         30   1028 PM -11    1913  23      7       17       
  AVERAGE         35                        33      2       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.02 1970   0.06   0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.13  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.09                      0.13  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.07                      2.31  -0.24     3.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        32     -2       39       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        65     -9       70       
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        65     -9       70       
  SINCE JUL 1   4276                      4950   -674     5012       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        79      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -4      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2012.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   604 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2012.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   605 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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