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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
813 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         29    502 PM  78    1921  43    -14       48
  MINIMUM         18    643 AM  -8    1960  24     -6       31
  AVERAGE         24                        34    -10       40

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.09          2.79 1976   0.07   0.02     0.25
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.27  -0.09     0.25
  SINCE MAR 1      0.18                      0.27  -0.09     0.25
  SINCE JAN 1      2.16                      2.45  -0.29     3.50

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       41                        31     10       25
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       128      4      119
  SINCE MAR 1    132                       128      4      119
  SINCE JUL 1   4352                      5013   -661     5061

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM
 LOWEST     77           100 AM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        75      1921
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -15      1960


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  5 2012.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST
MARCH  6 2012.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   607 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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