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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         63    140 PM  73    1917  46     17       49       
  MINIMUM         36   1118 PM -12    1934  26     10       34       
  AVERAGE         50                        36     14       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1990   0.07  -0.07     0.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.67  -0.67     1.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.67  -0.67     1.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.33                      2.85  -1.52     5.32    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        29    -14       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  409                       307    102      362       
  SINCE MAR 1    409                       307    102      362       
  SINCE JUL 1   5921                      5192    729     4889       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        78      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -7      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2014.........SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 PM CDT   
MARCH 12 2014.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 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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