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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         60    405 PM  88    1907  52      8       61       
  MINIMUM         34    626 AM   4    1951  30      4       29       
  AVERAGE         47                        41      6       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1932   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      1.46  -1.38     0.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      1.46  -1.38     0.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.24                      3.64  -2.40     3.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        24     -6       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  537                       593    -56      700       
  SINCE MAR 1    537                       593    -56      700       
  SINCE JUL 1   5668                      5478    190     6213       
                                                                     
 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    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        85      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1913                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2015.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
MARCH 23 2015.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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