725 CDUS43 KDMX 230640 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 133 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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 59 242 PM 89 1980 65 -6 50 MINIMUM 38 1018 PM 25 1936 42 -4 43 AVERAGE 49 53 -4 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.33 1.09 1948 0.13 0.20 0.20 MONTH TO DATE 3.20 2.34 0.86 2.67 SINCE MAR 1 5.50 4.58 0.92 4.92 SINCE JAN 1 7.48 6.76 0.72 8.17 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 16 12 4 18 MONTH TO DATE 274 350 -76 330 SINCE MAR 1 655 1161 -506 1132 SINCE JUL 1 4875 6046 -1171 6074 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 12 2 10 5 SINCE MAR 1 44 3 41 5 SINCE JAN 1 44 3 41 5 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 35 500 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 86 1960 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 26 1927 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 23 2012.........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT APRIL 24 2012.........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$