387 CDUS43 KDMX 100711 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 149 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 68 321 PM 91 1934 70 -2 87 MINIMUM 44 451 AM 31 1947 48 -4 63 AVERAGE 56 59 -3 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.05 1950 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.97 1.29 0.68 0.14 SINCE MAR 1 8.32 6.93 1.39 5.87 SINCE JAN 1 10.30 9.11 1.19 9.12 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 9 7 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 23 71 -48 98 SINCE MAR 1 762 1316 -554 1342 SINCE JUL 1 4982 6201 -1219 6284 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 10 MONTH TO DATE 33 9 24 10 SINCE MAR 1 77 20 57 15 SINCE JAN 1 77 20 57 15 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 600 AM LOWEST 45 500 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 2011 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 1966 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 10 2012...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT MAY 11 2012...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$