210 CDUS43 KDMX 290643 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 142 AM CDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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 73 140 PM 99 1953 71 2 75 MINIMUM 34 622 AM 23 1942 47 -13 54 AVERAGE 54 59 -5 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.99 1911 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.78 3.58 -2.80 1.48 SINCE SEP 1 0.78 3.58 -2.80 1.48 SINCE JAN 1 19.26 30.28 -11.02 28.37 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 11 7 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 130 94 36 158 SINCE SEP 1 130 94 36 158 SINCE JUL 1 135 105 30 158 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 83 90 -7 65 SINCE SEP 1 83 90 -7 65 SINCE JAN 1 1220 924 296 1093 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 700 AM LOWEST 29 100 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 93 1953 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 26 1899 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 29 2012.....SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 654 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 30 2012.....SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 653 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$