592 CDUS43 KDMX 060636 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 132 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 84 337 PM 91 1926 69 15 61 MINIMUM 64 221 AM 33 1944 47 17 47 AVERAGE 74 58 16 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.43 1933 0.14 -0.14 0.14 MONTH TO DATE 1.28 0.71 0.57 0.14 SINCE MAR 1 7.63 6.35 1.28 5.87 SINCE JAN 1 9.61 8.53 1.08 9.12 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 11 MONTH TO DATE 5 42 -37 86 SINCE MAR 1 744 1287 -543 1330 SINCE JUL 1 4964 6172 -1208 6272 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 1 8 0 MONTH TO DATE 26 5 21 0 SINCE MAR 1 70 16 54 5 SINCE JAN 1 70 16 54 5 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 200 AM LOWEST 69 300 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 97 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 2006 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2012...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT MAY 7 2012...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$