649 CDUS43 KDMX 080633 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1229 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 67 432 PM 77 2000 45 22 36 MINIMUM 35 1159 PM -5 1943 25 10 30 AVERAGE 51 35 16 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.24 0.79 2009 0.07 0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.47 -0.05 0.25 SINCE MAR 1 0.42 0.47 -0.05 0.25 SINCE JAN 1 2.40 2.65 -0.25 3.50 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 14 30 -16 32 MONTH TO DATE 194 219 -25 223 SINCE MAR 1 194 219 -25 223 SINCE JUL 1 4414 5104 -690 5165 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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1000 PM LOWEST 55 1200 AM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 75 1977 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -7 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2012.........SUNRISE 632 AM CST SUNSET 609 PM CST MARCH 9 2012.........SUNRISE 630 AM CST SUNSET 610 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$