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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         76    413 PM  78    1938  51     25       73
  MINIMUM         57    647 AM   8    1951  30     27       45
  AVERAGE         67                        41     26       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.00 1912   0.08   0.01     0.87
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      1.39  -0.35     1.87
  SINCE MAR 1      1.04                      1.39  -0.35     1.87
  SINCE JAN 1      3.02                      3.57  -0.55     5.12

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        24    -24        6
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       569   -267      526
  SINCE MAR 1    302                       569   -267      526
  SINCE JUL 1   4522                      5454   -932     5468

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   32                         0     32        0
  SINCE MAR 1     32                         0     32        0
  SINCE JAN 1     32                         0     32        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM
 LOWEST     49           400 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        88      1907
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         4      1951


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT
MARCH 22 2012.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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