303 CDUS43 KDMX 080634 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 132 AM CDT MON APR 8 2013 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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 69 447 PM 79 1991 59 10 52 MINIMUM 31 623 AM 16 2007 36 -5 40 AVERAGE 50 48 2 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 0.99 1946 0.10 -0.09 0.21 MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.65 -0.64 0.21 SINCE MAR 1 2.03 2.89 -0.86 2.51 SINCE JAN 1 5.36 5.07 0.29 4.65 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 15 17 -2 19 MONTH TO DATE 160 130 30 61 SINCE MAR 1 1171 941 230 442 SINCE JUL 1 5698 5826 -128 4662 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 10 SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 42 SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 42 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 500 AM LOWEST 37 400 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 89 1931 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 18 1972 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 8 2013.........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT APRIL 9 2013.........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$