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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
114 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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          2    154 AM  74    1983  43    -41       26       
  MINIMUM         -6   1159 PM -11    1913  23    -29        7       
  AVERAGE         -2                        33    -35       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.02 1970   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.13  -0.13     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.13  -0.13     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.33                      2.31  -0.98     3.49    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       67                        32     35       48       
  MONTH TO DATE  120                        65     55       88       
  SINCE MAR 1    120                        65     55       88       
  SINCE JUL 1   5632                      4950    682     4615       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        79      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -4      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2014.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   603 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2014.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   604 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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