524 CDUS43 KDMX 170641 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 139 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 60 351 PM 88 2004 63 -3 52 MINIMUM 42 1159 PM 24 1961 40 2 35 AVERAGE 51 51 0 44 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.08 1.35 1945 0.12 -0.04 0.04 MONTH TO DATE 2.47 1.61 0.86 1.67 SINCE MAR 1 4.77 3.85 0.92 3.92 SINCE JAN 1 6.75 6.03 0.72 7.17 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 14 14 0 21 MONTH TO DATE 193 271 -78 194 SINCE MAR 1 574 1082 -508 996 SINCE JUL 1 4794 5967 -1173 5938 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 12 0 12 5 SINCE MAR 1 44 1 43 5 SINCE JAN 1 44 1 43 5 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1100 PM LOWEST 47 400 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 2004 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 24 1907 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 17 2012.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT APRIL 18 2012.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$