329 CDUS43 KDMX 170636 RRD CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 134 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2014 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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 66 357 PM 94 1931 76 -10 63 MINIMUM 39 616 AM 32 1937 53 -14 51 AVERAGE 53 64 -11 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.62 1896 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.16 2.14 2.02 0.18 SINCE SEP 1 4.16 2.14 2.02 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 35.13 28.84 6.29 29.29 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 12 3 9 8 MONTH TO DATE 88 30 58 22 SINCE SEP 1 88 30 58 22 SINCE JUL 1 101 41 60 38 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 41 69 -28 126 SINCE SEP 1 41 69 -28 126 SINCE JAN 1 773 903 -130 941 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 48 100 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 98 1927 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 1937 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 17 2014.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 18 2014.....SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$