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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         72    325 PM  73    2000  44     28       36
  MINIMUM         37    118 AM -11    1960  25     12       24
  AVERAGE         55                        35     20       30

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1959   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.40  -0.22     0.25
  SINCE MAR 1      0.18                      0.40  -0.22     0.25
  SINCE JAN 1      2.16                      2.58  -0.42     3.50

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       10                        30    -20       35
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       189     -9      191
  SINCE MAR 1    180                       189     -9      191
  SINCE JUL 1   4400                      5074   -674     5133

 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    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    62           600 AM
 LOWEST     29           300 PM
 AVERAGE    46

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        77      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -5      1943


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  7 2012.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST
MARCH  8 2012.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   609 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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