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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
159 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         42   1231 AM  81    2012  51     -9       41       
  MINIMUM         29   1159 PM  -6    1923  30     -1       18       
  AVERAGE         36                        40     -4       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.91 1982   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      1.31  -1.24     2.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.07                      1.31  -1.24     2.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.40                      3.49  -2.09     5.47    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        25      4       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  657                       545    112      649       
  SINCE MAR 1    657                       545    112      649       
  SINCE JUL 1   6169                      5430    739     5176       
                                                                     
 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    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        78      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         8      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2014.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
MARCH 21 2014.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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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