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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         39   1257 AM  90    1910  53    -14       35       
  MINIMUM         31   1117 PM   9    1974  31      0       16       
  AVERAGE         35                        42     -7       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.08 1946   0.07   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      1.60  -1.43     0.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.17                      1.60  -1.43     0.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.33                      3.78  -2.45     3.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        23      7       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  585                       640    -55      773       
  SINCE MAR 1    585                       640    -55      773       
  SINCE JUL 1   5716                      5525    191     6286       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        84      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1974                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2015.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
MARCH 25 2015.........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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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