061 CDUS43 KDMX 280642 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 142 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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 76 433 PM 84 1910 55 21 40 MINIMUM 48 1235 AM 12 1913 32 16 23 AVERAGE 62 43 19 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.20 1898 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.73 1.90 -0.17 2.23 SINCE MAR 1 1.73 1.90 -0.17 2.23 SINCE JAN 1 3.71 4.08 -0.37 5.48 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 3 22 -19 33 MONTH TO DATE 344 729 -385 693 SINCE MAR 1 344 729 -385 693 SINCE JUL 1 4564 5614 -1050 5635 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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 1000 PM LOWEST 53 600 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 85 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 8 1970 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 28 2012.........SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT MARCH 29 2012.........SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 732 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$