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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
126 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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         75    425 PM  85    1910  54     21       38
                                      1991
  MINIMUM         44    623 AM   3    1965  32     12       31
  AVERAGE         60                        43     17       35

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.18 1920   0.08  -0.08     0.09
  MONTH TO DATE    1.73                      1.75  -0.02     2.23
  SINCE MAR 1      1.73                      1.75  -0.02     2.23
  SINCE JAN 1      3.71                      3.93  -0.22     5.48

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                        22    -17       30
  MONTH TO DATE  330                       685   -355      628
  SINCE MAR 1    330                       685   -355      628
  SINCE JUL 1   4550                      5570  -1020     5570

 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     46           400 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        86      1907
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         3      1955


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 26 2012.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT
MARCH 27 2012.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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