311 CDUS43 KDMX 100647 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1238 AM CST SUN MAR 10 2013 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 2013... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 47 1159 PM 71 1990 46 1 46 MINIMUM 36 356 AM -1 1912 26 10 23 AVERAGE 42 36 6 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.26R 0.80 1946 0.06 1.20 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.41 0.60 0.81 0.42 SINCE MAR 1 1.41 0.60 0.81 0.42 SINCE JAN 1 4.74 2.78 1.96 2.56 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 23 29 -6 30 MONTH TO DATE 339 278 61 250 SINCE MAR 1 339 278 61 250 SINCE JUL 1 4866 5163 -297 4470 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 300 AM LOWEST 76 100 AM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 73 1917 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -12 1934 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 10 2013.........SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT MARCH 11 2013.........SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 712 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$