259 CDUS43 KDMX 160632 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 130 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 86 351 PM 91 1941 72 14 62 MINIMUM 53 1159 PM 34 1926 50 3 42 AVERAGE 70 61 9 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.26 2009 0.15 -0.15 0.26 MONTH TO DATE 1.97 2.20 -0.23 1.34 SINCE MAR 1 8.32 7.84 0.48 7.07 SINCE JAN 1 10.30 10.02 0.28 10.32 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 13 MONTH TO DATE 37 107 -70 135 SINCE MAR 1 776 1352 -576 1379 SINCE JUL 1 4996 6237 -1241 6321 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 1 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 42 15 27 39 SINCE MAR 1 86 26 60 44 SINCE JAN 1 86 26 60 44 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3 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 57 400 AM LOWEST 27 300 PM AVERAGE 42 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1931 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 35 2011 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$