206 CDUS43 KDMX 250643 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 132 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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 79 417 PM 88 1989 65 14 59 MINIMUM 43 1220 AM 24 1910 43 0 35 AVERAGE 61 54 7 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.10 2007 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.20 2.60 0.60 2.69 SINCE MAR 1 5.50 4.84 0.66 4.94 SINCE JAN 1 7.48 7.02 0.46 8.19 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 4 12 -8 18 MONTH TO DATE 293 374 -81 362 SINCE MAR 1 674 1185 -511 1164 SINCE JUL 1 4894 6070 -1176 6106 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 12 4 8 5 SINCE MAR 1 44 5 39 5 SINCE JAN 1 44 5 39 5 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 1200 AM LOWEST 39 300 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 89 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 23 1934 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 25 2012.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT APRIL 26 2012.........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$