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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1228 AM CST FRI MAR 9 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         48    414 PM  75    1977  45      3       41
  MINIMUM         30    805 AM  -7    1943  26      4       32
  AVERAGE         39                        36      3       37

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1998   0.07  -0.07     0.71
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.54  -0.12     0.96
  SINCE MAR 1      0.42                      0.54  -0.12     0.96
  SINCE JAN 1      2.40                      2.72  -0.32     4.21

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       26                        30     -4       28
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       249    -29      251
  SINCE MAR 1    220                       249    -29      251
  SINCE JUL 1   4440                      5134   -694     5193

 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM
 LOWEST     31           500 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        71      1990
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -1      1912


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  9 2012.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST
MARCH 10 2012.........SUNRISE   629 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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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