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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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    302 PM  80    2012  49      3       59       
  MINIMUM         28    233 AM  10    1979  28      0       28       
  AVERAGE         40                        38      2       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.28 1919   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.01  -0.98     1.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      1.01  -0.98     1.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.36                      3.19  -1.83     5.33    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        26     -1       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  533                       443     90      514       
  SINCE MAR 1    533                       443     90      514       
  SINCE JUL 1   6045                      5328    717     5041       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         

                                                                     
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    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        88      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         1      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2014.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2014.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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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