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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
142 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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         49    319 PM  85    1910  54     -5       30       
                                      1991                          
  MINIMUM         34   1155 PM   3    1965  32      2       16       
  AVERAGE         42                        43     -1       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.18 1920   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      1.75  -1.33     0.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.42                      1.75  -1.33     0.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.58                      3.93  -2.35     3.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        22      1       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  639                       685    -46      850       
  SINCE MAR 1    639                       685    -46      850       
  SINCE JUL 1   5770                      5570    200     6363       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        86      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         3      1955                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 26 2015.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
MARCH 27 2015.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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