500 CDUS43 KDMX 060631 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1228 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 44 502 PM 75 1921 44 0 31 MINIMUM 10 711 AM -15 1960 24 -14 25 AVERAGE 27 34 -7 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.30 2006 0.07 -0.07 T MONTH TO DATE 0.18 0.34 -0.16 0.25 SINCE MAR 1 0.18 0.34 -0.16 0.25 SINCE JAN 1 2.16 2.52 -0.36 3.50 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 38 31 7 37 MONTH TO DATE 170 159 11 156 SINCE MAR 1 170 159 11 156 SINCE JUL 1 4390 5044 -654 5098 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 900 AM LOWEST 49 500 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 73 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -11 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 6 2012.........SUNRISE 635 AM CST SUNSET 607 PM CST MARCH 7 2012.........SUNRISE 634 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$