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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         73    333 PM  77    2007  48     25       60       
  MINIMUM         34    727 AM   4    1993  27      7       26       
  AVERAGE         54                        38     16       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1917   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.87  -0.79     0.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.87  -0.79     0.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.24                      3.05  -1.81     3.27    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        27    -16       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  397                       390      7      487       
  SINCE MAR 1    397                       390      7      487       
  SINCE JUL 1   5528                      5275    253     6000       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         0      1897                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2015.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT   
MARCH 15 2015.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 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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