023 
CDUS43 KDMX 210647
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1238 AM CST TUE FEB 21 2012

...................................

...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         48    227 PM  65    1930  38     10       60
  MINIMUM         25    103 AM -16    1929  19      6       35
  AVERAGE         37                        29      8       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.60 1919   0.05  -0.05     0.65
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.78  -0.27     1.58
  SINCE DEC 1      3.39                      3.05   0.34     3.88
  SINCE JAN 1      0.76                      1.68  -0.92     2.52

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       28                        36     -8       17
  MONTH TO DATE  687                       785    -98      778
  SINCE DEC 1   2770                      3309   -539     3528
  SINCE JUL 1   3966                      4607   -641     4628

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81          1200 AM
 LOWEST     51           600 PM
 AVERAGE    66

..........................................................

THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        69      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -7      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 21 2012......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   551 PM CST
FEBRUARY 22 2012......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

$$

FAB