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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
150 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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    427 PM  85    1910  55     17       43
  MINIMUM         41    548 AM   8    1970  33      8       26
  AVERAGE         57                        44     13       35

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.68 1931   0.08  -0.08      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.73                      1.98  -0.25     2.23
  SINCE MAR 1      1.73                      1.98  -0.25     2.23
  SINCE JAN 1      3.71                      4.16  -0.45     5.48

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        8                        21    -13       30
  MONTH TO DATE  352                       750   -398      723
  SINCE MAR 1    352                       750   -398      723
  SINCE JUL 1   4572                      5635  -1063     5665

 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           700 AM
 LOWEST     35           300 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        88      1986
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         9      1969


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 29 2012.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT
MARCH 30 2012.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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