791 CDUS43 KDMX 020634 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 131 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 75 337 PM 97 1926 68 7 72 MINIMUM 43 1159 PM 32 1966 45 -2 47 AVERAGE 59 56 3 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.81 1973 0.14 -0.14 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.14 -0.14 0.03 SINCE MAR 1 10.61 5.78 4.83 6.37 SINCE JAN 1 13.94 7.96 5.98 8.51 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 6 9 -3 5 MONTH TO DATE 6 9 -3 5 SINCE MAR 1 1539 1254 285 744 SINCE JUL 1 6066 6139 -73 4964 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE MAR 1 12 12 0 44 SINCE JAN 1 12 12 0 44 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 400 AM LOWEST 46 200 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 89 1968 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 32 2005 1970 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 2 2013...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT MAY 3 2013...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$