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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
356 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         39    141 PM  79    1990  47     -8       35
  MINIMUM         25   1154 PM  -6    1948  27     -2       24
  AVERAGE         32                        37     -5       30

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.20 1939   0.07  -0.07      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.81  -0.78     1.87
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.81  -0.78     1.87
  SINCE JAN 1      1.36                      2.99  -1.63     5.33

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       33                        28      5       35
  MONTH TO DATE  465                       363    102      432
  SINCE MAR 1    465                       363    102      432
  SINCE JUL 1   5977                      5248    729     4959

 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     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   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.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           100 AM
 LOWEST     52           200 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        77      2007
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         4      1993


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 13 2014.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT
MARCH 14 2014.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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