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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
148 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         72    344 PM  83    1986  56     16       58
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM  12    1923  34     -2       33
  AVERAGE         52                        45      7       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.20          1.67 1929   0.09   0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      2.24  -1.71     2.46
  SINCE MAR 1      0.53                      2.24  -1.71     2.46
  SINCE JAN 1      1.86                      4.42  -2.56     5.92

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       13                        20     -7       19
  MONTH TO DATE  979                       811    168     1011
  SINCE MAR 1    979                       811    168     1011
  SINCE JUL 1   6491                      5696    795     5538

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    63           800 AM
 LOWEST     35           300 PM
 AVERAGE    49

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        87      2010
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        12      1899


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  1 2014.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT
APRIL  2 2014.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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