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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1235 AM CST WED MAR 5 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         32    500 PM  78    1921  43    -11       36       
  MINIMUM          8    650 AM  -8    1960  24    -16       26       
  AVERAGE         20                        34    -14       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.79 1976   0.07  -0.07     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.27  -0.27     0.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.27  -0.27     0.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.33                      2.45  -1.12     3.51    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        31     14       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  226                       128     98      163       
  SINCE MAR 1    226                       128     98      163       
  SINCE JUL 1   5738                      5013    725     4690       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        75      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -15      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2014.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   605 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2014.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   606 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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