400 CDUS43 KDMX 110635 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1233 AM CST SUN MAR 11 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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 66 353 PM 73 1917 46 20 40 MINIMUM 33 552 AM -12 1934 26 7 24 AVERAGE 50 36 14 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.30 1990 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.67 -0.25 1.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.42 0.67 -0.25 1.00 SINCE JAN 1 2.40 2.85 -0.45 4.25 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 15 29 -14 33 MONTH TO DATE 265 307 -42 314 SINCE MAR 1 265 307 -42 314 SINCE JUL 1 4485 5192 -707 5256 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 SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 61 600 AM LOWEST 22 400 PM AVERAGE 42 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 78 1972 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -7 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 11 2012.........SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT MARCH 12 2012.........SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$