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CDUS43 KDMX 300630
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         53    331 PM  88    1986  55     -2       61       
  MINIMUM         31    605 AM   9    1969  33     -2       31       
  AVERAGE         42                        44     -2       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.94 1979   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      2.06  -1.73     2.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.33                      2.06  -1.73     2.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.66                      4.24  -2.58     5.90    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        21      2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  953                       771    182      974       
  SINCE MAR 1    953                       771    182      974       
  SINCE JUL 1   6465                      5656    809     5501       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        83      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        12      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2014.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
MARCH 31 2014.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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