540 CDUS43 KDMX 310635 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1234 AM CST MON DEC 31 2012 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 41 322 PM 64 1965 32 9 45 MINIMUM 10 310 AM -10 1968 14 -4 36 AVERAGE 26 23 3 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.61 1931 0.03 -0.03 0.21 MONTH TO DATE 1.62 1.34 0.28 2.63 SINCE DEC 1 1.62 1.34 0.28 2.63 SINCE JAN 1 27.12 37.04 -9.92 35.20 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 39 42 -3 24 MONTH TO DATE 976 1166 -190 970 SINCE DEC 1 976 1166 -190 970 SINCE JUL 1 2270 2464 -194 2166 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1237 938 299 1116 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2 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 92 400 AM LOWEST 48 1000 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 63 1965 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -13 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2012......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 451 PM CST JANUARY 1 2013.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$