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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
1253 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2015

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         26    417 PM  78    1921  43    -17       32       
  MINIMUM         11   1159 PM  -8    1960  24    -13        8       
  AVERAGE         19                        34    -15       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.79 1976   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.27  -0.19     0.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.27  -0.19     0.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.24                      2.45  -1.21     3.15    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        31     15       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       128     45      226       
  SINCE MAR 1    173                       128     45      226       
  SINCE JUL 1   5304                      5013    291     5739       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        75      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -15      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2015.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   605 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2015.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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