186 CDUS43 KDMX 140647 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 147 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 74 459 PM 92 1940 71 3 64 MINIMUM 50 1023 PM 31 1938 50 0 50 AVERAGE 62 60 2 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.65 1908 0.16 -0.16 0.13 MONTH TO DATE 1.97 1.90 0.07 0.88 SINCE MAR 1 8.32 7.54 0.78 6.61 SINCE JAN 1 10.30 9.72 0.58 9.86 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 8 MONTH TO DATE 34 96 -62 106 SINCE MAR 1 773 1341 -568 1350 SINCE JUL 1 4993 6226 -1233 6292 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 37 13 24 39 SINCE MAR 1 81 24 57 44 SINCE JAN 1 81 24 57 44 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8 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 100 600 AM LOWEST 33 700 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1988 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 37 1966 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 14 2012...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT MAY 15 2012...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$