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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
156 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         38    259 PM  85    1910  52    -14       41       
  MINIMUM         23    704 AM   4    1913  31     -8       19       
  AVERAGE         31                        41    -10       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.65 1953   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      1.53  -1.46     2.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.07                      1.53  -1.46     2.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.40                      3.71  -2.31     5.47    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        24     10       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  734                       617    117      768       
  SINCE MAR 1    734                       617    117      768       
  SINCE JUL 1   6246                      5502    744     5295       
                                                                     
 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     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        90      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         9      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2014.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT   
MARCH 24 2014.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 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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