775 CDUS43 KDMX 140631 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 128 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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 60 428 PM 77 2007 48 12 36 MINIMUM 26 342 AM 4 1993 27 -1 19 AVERAGE 43 38 5 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.20 1917 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.87 -0.84 1.87 SINCE MAR 1 0.03 0.87 -0.84 1.87 SINCE JAN 1 1.36 3.05 -1.69 5.33 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 27 -5 37 MONTH TO DATE 487 390 97 469 SINCE MAR 1 487 390 97 469 SINCE JUL 1 5999 5275 724 4996 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 1200 AM LOWEST 40 500 PM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 81 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 0 1897 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 14 2014.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT MARCH 15 2014.........SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 717 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$