619 CDUS43 KDMX 200629 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 127 AM CDT WED MAR 20 2013 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 41 MM 81 2012 51 -10 81 MINIMUM 18 MM -6 1923 30 -12 59 AVERAGE 30 40 -10 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.91 1982 0.07 -0.07 0.37 MONTH TO DATE 1.97 1.31 0.66 0.95 SINCE MAR 1 1.97 1.31 0.66 0.95 SINCE JAN 1 5.30 3.49 1.81 3.09 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 25 10 0 MONTH TO DATE 649 545 104 302 SINCE MAR 1 649 545 104 302 SINCE JUL 1 5176 5430 -254 4522 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 5 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 30 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 30 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 30 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 75 1000 PM LOWEST 29 100 PM AVERAGE 52 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 78 1938 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 8 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2013.........SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT MARCH 21 2013.........SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$