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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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    346 PM  86    1907  54     -4       39       
  MINIMUM         16    208 AM   3    1955  32    -16       23       
  AVERAGE         33                        43    -10       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          2.00 1916   0.07   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      1.82  -1.62     2.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.20                      1.82  -1.62     2.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.53                      4.00  -2.47     5.90    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        22     10       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  882                       707    175      899       
  SINCE MAR 1    882                       707    175      899       
  SINCE JUL 1   6394                      5592    802     5426       
                                                                     
 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    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        84      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        12      1913                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2014.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
MARCH 28 2014.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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