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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
126 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         72    429 PM  88    1907  52     20       62
  MINIMUM         58    139 AM   4    1951  30     28       45
  AVERAGE         65                        41     24       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.26          1.22 1932   0.07   0.19     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.30                      1.46  -0.16     1.87
  SINCE MAR 1      1.30                      1.46  -0.16     1.87
  SINCE JAN 1      3.28                      3.64  -0.36     5.12

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        24    -24       11
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       593   -291      537
  SINCE MAR 1    302                       593   -291      537
  SINCE JUL 1   4522                      5478   -956     5479

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


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          1200 AM
 LOWEST     66           400 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        85      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1913


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 22 2012.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT
MARCH 23 2012.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 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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