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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
139 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         72    418 PM  83    1967  56     16       70       
  MINIMUM         30    348 AM  12    1969  33     -3       34       
  AVERAGE         51                        45      6       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.80 1993   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      2.15  -1.69     0.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.46                      2.15  -1.69     0.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.62                      4.33  -2.71     3.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        20     -6       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  760                       791    -31      966       
  SINCE MAR 1    760                       791    -31      966       
  SINCE JUL 1   5891                      5676    215     6479       
                                                                     
 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    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        83      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        12      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2015.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
APRIL  1 2015.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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