576 CDUS43 KDMX 130858 RRC CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 356 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 39 141 PM 79 1990 47 -8 35 MINIMUM 25 1154 PM -6 1948 27 -2 24 AVERAGE 32 37 -5 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.20 1939 0.07 -0.07 T MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.81 -0.78 1.87 SINCE MAR 1 0.03 0.81 -0.78 1.87 SINCE JAN 1 1.36 2.99 -1.63 5.33 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 28 5 35 MONTH TO DATE 465 363 102 432 SINCE MAR 1 465 363 102 432 SINCE JUL 1 5977 5248 729 4959 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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 100 AM LOWEST 52 200 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 77 2007 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 4 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 13 2014.........SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT MARCH 14 2014.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$