838 CDUS43 KDMX 230703 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 156 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 2014 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 38 259 PM 85 1910 52 -14 41 MINIMUM 23 704 AM 4 1913 31 -8 19 AVERAGE 31 41 -10 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.65 1953 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.07 1.53 -1.46 2.01 SINCE MAR 1 0.07 1.53 -1.46 2.01 SINCE JAN 1 1.40 3.71 -2.31 5.47 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 24 10 35 MONTH TO DATE 734 617 117 768 SINCE MAR 1 734 617 117 768 SINCE JUL 1 6246 5502 744 5295 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 (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 100 AM LOWEST 32 300 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 90 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 9 1974 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 23 2014.........SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT MARCH 24 2014.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ FAB