720 CDUS43 KDMX 310649 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 142 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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 58 533 PM 83 1967 56 2 49 MINIMUM 45 633 AM 12 1969 33 12 27 AVERAGE 52 45 7 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.39 1.80 1993 0.09 0.30 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.29 2.15 0.14 2.25 SINCE MAR 1 2.29 2.15 0.14 2.25 SINCE JAN 1 4.27 4.33 -0.06 5.50 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 13 20 -7 27 MONTH TO DATE 376 791 -415 779 SINCE MAR 1 376 791 -415 779 SINCE JUL 1 4596 5676 -1080 5721 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 6.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1000 PM LOWEST 80 300 PM AVERAGE 88 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 83 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 12 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 31 2012.........SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT APRIL 1 2012.........SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$