750 CDUS43 KDMX 180631 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 126 AM CDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 62 526 PM 90 1996 73 -11 78 MINIMUM 37 458 AM 36 2009 51 -14 58 AVERAGE 50 62 -12 68 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.50 1900 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.93 2.51 1.42 2.40 SINCE MAR 1 9.24 8.15 1.09 13.44 SINCE JAN 1 10.57 10.33 0.24 16.90 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 15 5 10 0 MONTH TO DATE 146 117 29 149 SINCE MAR 1 1572 1362 210 1682 SINCE JUL 1 7084 6247 837 6209 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 3 MONTH TO DATE 19 19 0 24 SINCE MAR 1 27 30 -3 36 SINCE JAN 1 27 30 -3 36 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4 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 92 100 AM LOWEST 27 400 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2014...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT MAY 19 2014...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$