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CDUS43 KDMX 240904
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
316 AM CDT MON MAR 24 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         35    406 PM  90    1910  53    -18       45       
  MINIMUM         16    611 AM   9    1974  31    -15       29       
  AVERAGE         26                        42    -16       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.08 1946   0.07  -0.07     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      1.60  -1.53     2.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.07                      1.60  -1.53     2.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.40                      3.78  -2.38     5.51    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        23     16       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  773                       640    133      796       
  SINCE MAR 1    773                       640    133      796       
  SINCE JUL 1   6285                      5525    760     5323       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        84      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2014.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
MARCH 25 2014.........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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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