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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1228 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         17    430 PM  79    1983  43    -26       32       
  MINIMUM         -9R   706 AM  -4    2002  24    -33       15       
  AVERAGE          4                        33    -29       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 1985   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.20  -0.20     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.20  -0.20     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.33                      2.38  -1.05     3.49    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       61                        32     29       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  181                        97     84      129       
  SINCE MAR 1    181                        97     84      129       
  SINCE JUL 1   5693                      4982    711     4656       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        78      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -8      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2014.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   604 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2014.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   605 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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