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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         52    242 PM  81    2012  50      2       55       
  MINIMUM         34   1118 PM   2    1923  29      5       34       
  AVERAGE         43                        40      3       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.06 1963   0.07  -0.07     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      1.24  -1.16     0.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      1.24  -1.16     0.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.24                      3.42  -2.18     3.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        25     -3       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  472                       520    -48      628       
  SINCE MAR 1    472                       520    -48      628       
  SINCE JUL 1   5603                      5405    198     6141       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    61           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        81      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -6      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2015.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
MARCH 20 2015.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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