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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
148 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         65    218 AM  85    1910  52     13       70
  MINIMUM         47   1040 PM   4    1913  31     16       48
  AVERAGE         56                        41     15       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.32          0.65 1953   0.07   0.25     0.25
  MONTH TO DATE    1.62                      1.53   0.09     2.12
  SINCE MAR 1      1.62                      1.53   0.09     2.12
  SINCE JAN 1      3.60                      3.71  -0.11     5.37

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        9                        24    -15        6
  MONTH TO DATE  311                       617   -306      543
  SINCE MAR 1    311                       617   -306      543
  SINCE JUL 1   4531                      5502   -971     5485

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM
 LOWEST     72           400 PM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        90      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         9      1974


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 23 2012.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT
MARCH 24 2012.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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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