585 CDUS43 KDMX 230659 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 148 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 65 218 AM 85 1910 52 13 70 MINIMUM 47 1040 PM 4 1913 31 16 48 AVERAGE 56 41 15 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.32 0.65 1953 0.07 0.25 0.25 MONTH TO DATE 1.62 1.53 0.09 2.12 SINCE MAR 1 1.62 1.53 0.09 2.12 SINCE JAN 1 3.60 3.71 -0.11 5.37 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 9 24 -15 6 MONTH TO DATE 311 617 -306 543 SINCE MAR 1 311 617 -306 543 SINCE JUL 1 4531 5502 -971 5485 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 32 0 32 0 SINCE MAR 1 32 0 32 0 SINCE JAN 1 32 0 32 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 900 AM LOWEST 72 400 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 90 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 9 1974 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 23 2012.........SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT MARCH 24 2012.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$