297 CDUS43 KDMX 300642 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 134 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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 58 531 PM 88 1986 55 3 43 MINIMUM 49 656 AM 9 1969 33 16 29 AVERAGE 54 44 10 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.17 0.94 1979 0.08 0.09 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 1.90 2.06 -0.16 2.25 SINCE MAR 1 1.90 2.06 -0.16 2.25 SINCE JAN 1 3.88 4.24 -0.36 5.50 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 11 21 -10 29 MONTH TO DATE 363 771 -408 752 SINCE MAR 1 363 771 -408 752 SINCE JUL 1 4583 5656 -1073 5694 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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 700 AM LOWEST 54 1200 AM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 83 1967 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 12 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 30 2012.........SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT MARCH 31 2012.........SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$