109 CDUS43 KDMX 010648 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 133 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 70 432 PM 83 1986 56 14 52 MINIMUM 49 805 AM 12 1923 34 15 32 AVERAGE 60 45 15 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 1.67 1929 0.09 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.30 2.24 0.06 2.25 SINCE MAR 1 2.30 2.24 0.06 2.25 SINCE JAN 1 4.28 4.42 -0.14 5.50 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 5 20 -15 23 MONTH TO DATE 381 811 -430 802 SINCE MAR 1 381 811 -430 802 SINCE JUL 1 4601 5696 -1095 5744 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 32 1 31 0 SINCE MAR 1 32 1 31 0 SINCE JAN 1 32 1 31 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 66 400 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 87 2010 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 12 1899 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2012.........SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT APRIL 2 2012.........SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 736 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$