464 CDUS43 KDMX 110801 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 234 AM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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 72 435 PM 92 2011 70 2 92 MINIMUM 45 520 AM 30 1966 49 -4 68 AVERAGE 59 59 0 80 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.80 2001 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.97 1.44 0.53 0.14 SINCE MAR 1 8.32 7.08 1.24 5.87 SINCE JAN 1 10.30 9.26 1.04 9.12 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 6 7 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 29 78 -49 98 SINCE MAR 1 768 1323 -555 1342 SINCE JUL 1 4988 6208 -1220 6284 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 15 MONTH TO DATE 33 10 23 25 SINCE MAR 1 77 21 56 30 SINCE JAN 1 77 21 56 30 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 600 AM LOWEST 44 300 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1926 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 34 1981 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 11 2012...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT MAY 12 2012...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$