009 CDUS43 KDMX 010657 RRB CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 148 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 72 344 PM 83 1986 56 16 58 MINIMUM 32 1159 PM 12 1923 34 -2 33 AVERAGE 52 45 7 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.20 1.67 1929 0.09 0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.53 2.24 -1.71 2.46 SINCE MAR 1 0.53 2.24 -1.71 2.46 SINCE JAN 1 1.86 4.42 -2.56 5.92 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 13 20 -7 19 MONTH TO DATE 979 811 168 1011 SINCE MAR 1 979 811 168 1011 SINCE JUL 1 6491 5696 795 5538 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 63 800 AM LOWEST 35 300 PM AVERAGE 49 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 87 2010 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 12 1899 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2014.........SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT APRIL 2 2014.........SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 736 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$