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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1243 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         43    325 PM  67    1972  42      1       31       
  MINIMUM          5    215 AM -15    1962  23    -18       23       
  AVERAGE         24                        32     -8       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.06 1939   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.21                      1.28  -0.07     1.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.67                      3.55  -1.88     5.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.33                      2.18  -0.85     3.46    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        33      8       38       
  MONTH TO DATE 1348                      1061    287     1035       
  SINCE DEC 1   4182                      3587    595     3233       
  SINCE JUL 1   5512                      4885    627     4527       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        75      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -20      1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2014.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2014.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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