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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         58    531 PM  88    1986  55      3       43
  MINIMUM         49    656 AM   9    1969  33     16       29
  AVERAGE         54                        44     10       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.17          0.94 1979   0.08   0.09     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    1.90                      2.06  -0.16     2.25
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      2.06  -0.16     2.25
  SINCE JAN 1      3.88                      4.24  -0.36     5.50

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       11                        21    -10       29
  MONTH TO DATE  363                       771   -408      752
  SINCE MAR 1    363                       771   -408      752
  SINCE JUL 1   4583                      5656  -1073     5694

 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           700 AM
 LOWEST     54          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        83      1967
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        12      1969


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 30 2012.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT
MARCH 31 2012.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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