288 CDUS43 KDMX 170633 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 129 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 74 548 PM 91 1931 72 2 63 MINIMUM 47 502 AM 35 2011 51 -4 35 AVERAGE 61 61 0 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.10 1896 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.97 2.36 -0.39 1.34 SINCE MAR 1 8.32 8.00 0.32 7.07 SINCE JAN 1 10.30 10.18 0.12 10.32 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 4 5 -1 16 MONTH TO DATE 41 112 -71 151 SINCE MAR 1 780 1357 -577 1395 SINCE JUL 1 5000 6242 -1242 6337 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 42 17 25 39 SINCE MAR 1 86 28 58 44 SINCE JAN 1 86 28 58 44 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 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 76 500 AM LOWEST 29 300 PM AVERAGE 53 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1996 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 36 2009 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT MAY 18 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. $$