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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
211 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         51    449 PM  73    2000  44      7       36       
  MINIMUM         11    212 AM -11    1960  25    -14       18       
  AVERAGE         31                        35     -4       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1959   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.40  -0.32     0.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.40  -0.32     0.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.24                      2.58  -1.34     3.24    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        30      4       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  262                       189     73      306       
  SINCE MAR 1    262                       189     73      306       
  SINCE JUL 1   5393                      5074    319     5819       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
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    73           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        77      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -5      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2015.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2015.........SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 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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