508 CDUS43 KDMX 020701 RRC CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 100 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2014... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2014 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 21 133 AM 75 1992 42 -21 29 MINIMUM 2 1159 PM -20 1962 23 -21 21 AVERAGE 12 32 -20 25 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.92 1991 0.07 -0.07 0.03 MONTH TO DATE T 0.07 -0.07 0.03 SINCE MAR 1 T 0.07 -0.07 0.03 SINCE JAN 1 1.33 2.25 -0.92 3.49 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 53 33 20 40 MONTH TO DATE 53 33 20 40 SINCE MAR 1 53 33 20 40 SINCE JUL 1 5565 4918 647 4567 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 1000 PM LOWEST 67 1000 AM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 74 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -11 1913 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 2 2014.........SUNRISE 642 AM CST SUNSET 602 PM CST MARCH 3 2014.........SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$