603 CDUS43 KDMX 090640 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 136 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 68 216 PM 92 1934 70 -2 78 MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 35 2010 48 0 48 1980 AVERAGE 58 59 -1 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.28 1996 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.97 1.14 0.83 0.14 SINCE MAR 1 8.32 6.78 1.54 5.87 SINCE JAN 1 10.30 8.96 1.34 9.12 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 7 7 0 2 MONTH TO DATE 14 64 -50 98 SINCE MAR 1 753 1309 -556 1342 SINCE JUL 1 4973 6194 -1221 6284 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 33 8 25 0 SINCE MAR 1 77 19 58 5 SINCE JAN 1 77 19 58 5 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 500 AM LOWEST 42 300 PM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 91 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 31 1947 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 9 2012...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT MAY 10 2012...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$