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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
156 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         49    317 PM  86    1907  54     -5       50       
  MINIMUM         28    639 AM   3    1955  32     -4       16       
  AVERAGE         39                        43     -4       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1916   0.07  -0.07     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      1.82  -1.40     0.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.42                      1.82  -1.40     0.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.58                      4.00  -2.42     3.50    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        22      4       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  665                       707    -42      882       
  SINCE MAR 1    665                       707    -42      882       
  SINCE JUL 1   5796                      5592    204     6395       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        84      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        12      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2015.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
MARCH 28 2015.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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