711 CDUS43 KDMX 170640 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 140 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 38 1230 PM 88 1927 49 -11 82 MINIMUM 28 1159 PM 1 1951 29 -1 58 AVERAGE 33 39 -6 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.98 1946 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.83 1.09 0.74 0.58 SINCE MAR 1 1.83 1.09 0.74 0.58 SINCE JAN 1 5.16 3.27 1.89 2.72 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 26 6 0 MONTH TO DATE 546 469 77 302 SINCE MAR 1 546 469 77 302 SINCE JUL 1 5073 5354 -281 4522 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 5 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 14 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 14 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 14 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 200 AM LOWEST 64 200 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 82 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 2 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT MARCH 18 2013.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$