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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
240 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         61    319 PM  86    1907  54      7       38       
  MINIMUM         47   1139 PM   3    1955  32     15       27       
  AVERAGE         54                        43     11       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1916   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.73                      1.82  -0.09     2.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.73                      1.82  -0.09     2.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.71                      4.00  -0.29     5.48    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        22    -11       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  341                       707   -366      660       
  SINCE MAR 1    341                       707   -366      660       
  SINCE JUL 1   4561                      5592  -1031     5602       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        84      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        12      1913                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2012.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
MARCH 28 2012.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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