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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         70    432 PM  83    1986  56     14       52
  MINIMUM         49    805 AM  12    1923  34     15       32
  AVERAGE         60                        45     15       42

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.67 1929   0.09  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.30                      2.24   0.06     2.25
  SINCE MAR 1      2.30                      2.24   0.06     2.25
  SINCE JAN 1      4.28                      4.42  -0.14     5.50

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                        20    -15       23
  MONTH TO DATE  381                       811   -430      802
  SINCE MAR 1    381                       811   -430      802
  SINCE JUL 1   4601                      5696  -1095     5744

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   32                         1     31        0
  SINCE MAR 1     32                         1     31        0
  SINCE JAN 1     32                         1     31        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM
 LOWEST     66           400 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        87      2010
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        12      1899


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  1 2012.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT
APRIL  2 2012.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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