461 CDUS43 KDMX 180628 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 126 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 77 351 PM 90 1996 73 4 66 MINIMUM 53 538 AM 36 2009 51 2 39 AVERAGE 65 62 3 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.50 1900 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.97 2.51 -0.54 1.34 SINCE MAR 1 8.32 8.15 0.17 7.07 SINCE JAN 1 10.30 10.33 -0.03 10.32 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 12 MONTH TO DATE 41 117 -76 163 SINCE MAR 1 780 1362 -582 1407 SINCE JUL 1 5000 6247 -1247 6349 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 42 19 23 39 SINCE MAR 1 86 30 56 44 SINCE JAN 1 86 30 56 44 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1 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 66 300 AM LOWEST 27 500 PM AVERAGE 47 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT MAY 19 2012...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$