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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         60    428 PM  77    2007  48     12       36       
  MINIMUM         26    342 AM   4    1993  27     -1       19       
  AVERAGE         43                        38      5       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1917   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.87  -0.84     1.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.87  -0.84     1.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.36                      3.05  -1.69     5.33    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        27     -5       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  487                       390     97      469       
  SINCE MAR 1    487                       390     97      469       
  SINCE JUL 1   5999                      5275    724     4996       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         0      1897                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2014.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT   
MARCH 15 2014.........SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 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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