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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         32   1217 AM  88    1927  49    -17       38
  MINIMUM         19   1159 PM   1    1951  29    -10       28
  AVERAGE         26                        39    -13       33

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.98 1946   0.08  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      1.09  -1.03     1.87
  SINCE MAR 1      0.06                      1.09  -1.03     1.87
  SINCE JAN 1      1.39                      3.27  -1.88     5.33

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       39                        26     13       32
  MONTH TO DATE  572                       469    103      546
  SINCE MAR 1    572                       469    103      546
  SINCE JUL 1   6084                      5354    730     5073

 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM
 LOWEST     53           200 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        82      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         2      1906


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2014.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT
MARCH 18 2014.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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