665 CDUS43 KDMX 040647 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1247 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 38 258 PM 79 1983 43 -5 52 MINIMUM 22 1155 PM -4 2002 24 -2 29 AVERAGE 30 33 -3 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.04 1985 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.20 -0.11 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.09 0.20 -0.11 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 2.07 2.38 -0.31 3.25 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 32 3 24 MONTH TO DATE 91 97 -6 94 SINCE MAR 1 91 97 -6 94 SINCE JUL 1 4311 4982 -671 5036 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 81 1100 PM LOWEST 52 300 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 78 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -8 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2012.........SUNRISE 639 AM CST SUNSET 605 PM CST MARCH 5 2012.........SUNRISE 637 AM CST SUNSET 606 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$