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CDUS43 KDMX 120634 RRA
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         50    145 PM  78    1972  47      3       34
  MINIMUM         33   1150 PM  -7    1948  27      6       25
  AVERAGE         42                        37      5       30

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.53 1977   0.07  -0.04     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.74  -0.71     1.87
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.74  -0.71     1.87
  SINCE JAN 1      1.36                      2.92  -1.56     5.33

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       23                        28     -5       35
  MONTH TO DATE  432                       335     97      397
  SINCE MAR 1    432                       335     97      397
  SINCE JUL 1   5944                      5220    724     4924

 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM
 LOWEST     61           100 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        79      1990
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1948


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 12 2014.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2014.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 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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