474 CDUS43 KDMX 120632 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 129 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 62 146 PM 78 1972 47 15 58 MINIMUM 37 642 AM -7 1948 27 10 23 AVERAGE 50 37 13 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.14 2.53 1977 0.07 0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.56 0.74 -0.18 1.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.56 0.74 -0.18 1.00 SINCE JAN 1 2.54 2.92 -0.38 4.25 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 15 28 -13 24 MONTH TO DATE 280 335 -55 338 SINCE MAR 1 280 335 -55 338 SINCE JUL 1 4500 5220 -720 5280 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1000 PM LOWEST 38 1100 AM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 79 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -6 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 12 2012.........SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT MARCH 13 2012.........SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$