865 CDUS43 KDMX 150640 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 138 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 78 448 PM 92 1988 72 6 52 MINIMUM 45 518 AM 37 1966 50 -5 46 AVERAGE 62 61 1 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.90 1945 0.15 -0.15 0.20 MONTH TO DATE 1.97 2.05 -0.08 1.08 SINCE MAR 1 8.32 7.69 0.63 6.81 SINCE JAN 1 10.30 9.87 0.43 10.06 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 16 MONTH TO DATE 37 102 -65 122 SINCE MAR 1 776 1347 -571 1366 SINCE JUL 1 4996 6232 -1236 6308 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 37 14 23 39 SINCE MAR 1 81 25 56 44 SINCE JAN 1 81 25 56 44 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 500 AM LOWEST 24 100 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1941 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 34 1926 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 15 2012...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$