344 CDUS43 KDMX 220646 RRB CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1243 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 28 1159 PM 62 1941 33 -5 27 MINIMUM 23 901 AM -19 1989 16 7 12 AVERAGE 26 24 2 20 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.07 0.36 1949 0.04 0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.17 1.02 -0.85 1.62 SINCE DEC 1 0.17 1.02 -0.85 1.62 SINCE JAN 1 36.47 36.72 -0.25 27.10 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 39 41 -2 45 MONTH TO DATE 882 793 89 577 SINCE DEC 1 882 793 89 577 SINCE JUL 1 2212 2091 121 1871 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1014 938 76 1237 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 600 PM LOWEST 81 100 AM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 66 1933 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -20 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2013......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 23 2013......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$