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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST WED MAR 7 2018

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         36    222 PM  74    2017  44     -8       74
  MINIMUM         28   1110 AM -11    1960  25      3       50
  AVERAGE         32                        35     -3       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.10 1959   0.06  -0.05     0.23
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.40  -0.36     0.24
  SINCE MAR 1      0.04                      0.40  -0.36     0.24
  SINCE JAN 1      2.59                      2.58   0.01     1.83

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       33                        30      3        3
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       189    -35      127
  SINCE MAR 1    154                       189    -35      127
  SINCE JUL 1   4847                      5074   -227     3934

 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HEAVY SNOW
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           500 PM
 LOWEST     64           400 AM
 AVERAGE    77

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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 2018.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST
MARCH  8 2018.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   609 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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