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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
245 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         74    259 PM  83    1986  56     18       72       
  MINIMUM         41    440 AM  12    1923  34      7       32       
  AVERAGE         58                        45     13       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1929   0.09  -0.09     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      2.24  -1.78     1.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.46                      2.24  -1.78     1.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.62                      4.42  -2.80     3.83    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        20    -13       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  767                       811    -44      979       
  SINCE MAR 1    767                       811    -44      979       
  SINCE JUL 1   5898                      5696    202     6492       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
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           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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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 2015.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
APRIL  2 2015.........SUNRISE   652 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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