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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
145 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         55    330 PM  78    1938  51      4       30       
  MINIMUM         28    650 AM   8    1951  30     -2       16       
  AVERAGE         42                        41      1       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1912   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      1.39  -1.32     2.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.07                      1.39  -1.32     2.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.40                      3.57  -2.17     5.47    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        24     -1       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  680                       569    111      691       
  SINCE MAR 1    680                       569    111      691       
  SINCE JUL 1   6192                      5454    738     5218       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        88      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         4      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2014.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
MARCH 22 2014.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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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