847 CDUS43 KDMX 280733 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 202 AM CDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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 73 230 PM 92 1905 71 2 68 MINIMUM 42 406 AM 30 1942 48 -6 50 AVERAGE 58 60 -2 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.15 1988 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.78 3.47 -2.69 1.48 SINCE SEP 1 0.78 3.47 -2.69 1.48 SINCE JAN 1 19.26 30.17 -10.91 28.37 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 7 7 0 6 MONTH TO DATE 119 87 32 158 SINCE SEP 1 119 87 32 158 SINCE JUL 1 124 98 26 158 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 83 89 -6 65 SINCE SEP 1 83 89 -6 65 SINCE JAN 1 1220 923 297 1093 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 600 AM LOWEST 27 300 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 99 1953 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 23 1942 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 28 2012.....SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 656 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 29 2012.....SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 654 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$