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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
142 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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    533 PM  83    1967  56      2       49
  MINIMUM         45    633 AM  12    1969  33     12       27
  AVERAGE         52                        45      7       38

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.39          1.80 1993   0.09   0.30     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      2.15   0.14     2.25
  SINCE MAR 1      2.29                      2.15   0.14     2.25
  SINCE JAN 1      4.27                      4.33  -0.06     5.50

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       13                        20     -7       27
  MONTH TO DATE  376                       791   -415      779
  SINCE MAR 1    376                       791   -415      779
  SINCE JUL 1   4596                      5676  -1080     5721

 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     6.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          1000 PM
 LOWEST     80           300 PM
 AVERAGE    88

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        83      1986
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        12      1923


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 31 2012.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT
APRIL  1 2012.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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