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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         52    454 PM  71    1990  46      6       47       
  MINIMUM         22    609 AM  -1    1912  26     -4       36       
  AVERAGE         37                        36      1       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.26 2013   0.06  -0.06     1.26    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.60  -0.60     1.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.60  -0.60     1.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.33                      2.78  -1.45     4.91    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        29     -1       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  394                       278    116      339       
  SINCE MAR 1    394                       278    116      339       
  SINCE JUL 1   5906                      5163    743     4866       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        73      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -12      1934                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2014.........SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   
MARCH 11 2014.........SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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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