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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1226 AM CST SAT MAR 10 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         46    418 PM  71    1990  46      0       37
  MINIMUM         23    653 AM  -1    1912  26     -3       33
  AVERAGE         35                        36     -1       35

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1946   0.06  -0.06     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.60  -0.18     1.00
  SINCE MAR 1      0.42                      0.60  -0.18     1.00
  SINCE JAN 1      2.40                      2.78  -0.38     4.25

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       30                        29      1       30
  MONTH TO DATE  250                       278    -28      281
  SINCE MAR 1    250                       278    -28      281
  SINCE JUL 1   4470                      5163   -693     5223

 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


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    74           700 AM
 LOWEST     27           300 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        73      1917
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -12      1934


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 10 2012.........SUNRISE   629 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST
MARCH 11 2012.........SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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