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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         45    225 PM  81    2012  51     -6       42       
  MINIMUM         30   1146 PM  -6    1923  30      0       29       
  AVERAGE         38                        40     -2       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.91 1982   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      1.31  -1.23     0.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      1.31  -1.23     0.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.24                      3.49  -2.25     3.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        25      2       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  499                       545    -46      657       
  SINCE MAR 1    499                       545    -46      657       
  SINCE JUL 1   5630                      5430    200     6170       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        78      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         8      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2015.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
MARCH 21 2015.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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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