855 CDUS43 KDMX 170634 RRA CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 130 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2014 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 32 1217 AM 88 1927 49 -17 38 MINIMUM 19 1159 PM 1 1951 29 -10 28 AVERAGE 26 39 -13 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 1.98 1946 0.08 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.06 1.09 -1.03 1.87 SINCE MAR 1 0.06 1.09 -1.03 1.87 SINCE JAN 1 1.39 3.27 -1.88 5.33 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 39 26 13 32 MONTH TO DATE 572 469 103 546 SINCE MAR 1 572 469 103 546 SINCE JUL 1 6084 5354 730 5073 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 100 AM LOWEST 53 200 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 82 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 2 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2014.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT MARCH 18 2014.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$