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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2018

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         50    409 PM  88    1986  55     -5       48       
  MINIMUM         32   1153 PM   9    1969  33     -1       41       
  AVERAGE         41                        44     -3       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.94 1979   0.08  -0.08     0.63    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.30                      2.06   0.24     2.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.30                      2.06   0.24     2.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.85                      4.24   0.61     3.93    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        21      3       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  807                       771     36      680       
  SINCE MAR 1    807                       771     36      680       
  SINCE JUL 1   5500                      5656   -156     4487       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        83      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        12      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2018.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
MARCH 31 2018.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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