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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         62    146 PM  78    1972  47     15       58
  MINIMUM         37    642 AM  -7    1948  27     10       23
  AVERAGE         50                        37     13       41

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.14          2.53 1977   0.07   0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      0.74  -0.18     1.00
  SINCE MAR 1      0.56                      0.74  -0.18     1.00
  SINCE JAN 1      2.54                      2.92  -0.38     4.25

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       15                        28    -13       24
  MONTH TO DATE  280                       335    -55      338
  SINCE MAR 1    280                       335    -55      338
  SINCE JUL 1   4500                      5220   -720     5280

 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          1000 PM
 LOWEST     38          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        79      1990
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1948


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 12 2012.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2012.........SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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