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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1229 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         67    432 PM  77    2000  45     22       36
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM  -5    1943  25     10       30
  AVERAGE         51                        35     16       33

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.24          0.79 2009   0.07   0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.47  -0.05     0.25
  SINCE MAR 1      0.42                      0.47  -0.05     0.25
  SINCE JAN 1      2.40                      2.65  -0.25     3.50

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       14                        30    -16       32
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       219    -25      223
  SINCE MAR 1    194                       219    -25      223
  SINCE JUL 1   4414                      5104   -690     5165

 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          1000 PM
 LOWEST     55          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        75      1977
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -7      1943


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  8 2012.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST
MARCH  9 2012.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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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