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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         81R   150 PM  77    1910  51     30       58
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  -6    1923  30     29       27
  AVERAGE         70                        40     30       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.37          1.91 1982   0.07   0.30      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.95                      1.31  -0.36     1.00
  SINCE MAR 1      0.95                      1.31  -0.36     1.00
  SINCE JAN 1      2.93                      3.49  -0.56     4.25

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        25    -25       22
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       545   -243      520
  SINCE MAR 1    302                       545   -243      520
  SINCE JUL 1   4522                      5430   -908     5462

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   30                         0     30        0
  SINCE MAR 1     30                         0     30        0
  SINCE JAN 1     30                         0     30        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM
 LOWEST     45           200 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        78      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         8      1951


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 20 2012.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT
MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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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