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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
131 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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    420 PM  75    1977  45      6       35       
  MINIMUM         28   1225 AM  -7    1943  26      2       25       
  AVERAGE         40                        36      4       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1998   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.54  -0.46     0.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.54  -0.46     0.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.24                      2.72  -1.48     3.24    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        30     -5       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  311                       249     62      366       
  SINCE MAR 1    311                       249     62      366       
  SINCE JUL 1   5442                      5134    308     5879       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        71      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -1      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2015.........SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 PM CDT   
MARCH 10 2015.........SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 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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