516 CDUS43 KDMX 010651 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 150 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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 80 252 PM 93 1897 70 10 70 MINIMUM 45 425 AM 26 1899 47 -2 39 AVERAGE 63 58 5 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.87 1902 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.78 3.79 -3.01 1.48 SINCE SEP 1 0.78 3.79 -3.01 1.48 SINCE JAN 1 19.26 30.49 -11.23 28.37 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 2 8 -6 10 MONTH TO DATE 135 109 26 168 SINCE SEP 1 135 110 25 168 SINCE JUL 1 140 121 19 168 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 83 93 -10 65 SINCE SEP 1 83 93 -10 65 SINCE JAN 1 1220 927 293 1093 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 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 77 200 AM LOWEST 25 100 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 94 1937 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 32 2011 1985 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 1 2012.......SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 651 PM CDT OCTOBER 2 2012.......SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 649 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$