017 CDUS43 KDMX 290658 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 150 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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 72 427 PM 85 1910 55 17 43 MINIMUM 41 548 AM 8 1970 33 8 26 AVERAGE 57 44 13 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.68 1931 0.08 -0.08 T MONTH TO DATE 1.73 1.98 -0.25 2.23 SINCE MAR 1 1.73 1.98 -0.25 2.23 SINCE JAN 1 3.71 4.16 -0.45 5.48 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 8 21 -13 30 MONTH TO DATE 352 750 -398 723 SINCE MAR 1 352 750 -398 723 SINCE JUL 1 4572 5635 -1063 5665 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 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 86 700 AM LOWEST 35 300 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 88 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 9 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 29 2012.........SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 732 PM CDT MARCH 30 2012.........SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$