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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         37   1159 PM  84    1910  53    -16       37       
  MINIMUM         30    709 AM   4    1974  31     -1       22       
  AVERAGE         34                        42     -8       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.25          2.05 1920   0.07   0.18     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      1.67  -1.25     0.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.42                      1.67  -1.25     0.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.58                      3.85  -2.27     3.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        23      8       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  616                       663    -47      808       
  SINCE MAR 1    616                       663    -47      808       
  SINCE JUL 1   5747                      5548    199     6321       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     75           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        85      1910                    
                                             1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         3      1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2015.........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
MARCH 26 2015.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 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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