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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
132 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         61    351 PM  88    1907  52      9       35       
  MINIMUM         29    603 AM   4    1951  30     -1       10       
  AVERAGE         45                        41      4       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1932   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      1.46  -1.39     2.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.07                      1.46  -1.39     2.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.40                      3.64  -2.24     5.47    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        24     -4       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  700                       593    107      733       
  SINCE MAR 1    700                       593    107      733       
  SINCE JUL 1   6212                      5478    734     5260       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        85      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2014.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
MARCH 23 2014.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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