485 CDUS43 KDMX 180642 RRB CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 140 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2014 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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 72 200 PM 98 1927 76 -4 64 MINIMUM 47 1230 AM 34 1937 52 -5 52 AVERAGE 60 64 -4 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.05 1978 0.12 -0.12 0.05 MONTH TO DATE 4.16 2.26 1.90 0.23 SINCE SEP 1 4.16 2.26 1.90 0.23 SINCE JAN 1 35.13 28.96 6.17 29.34 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 5 4 1 7 MONTH TO DATE 93 34 59 29 SINCE SEP 1 93 34 59 29 SINCE JUL 1 106 45 61 45 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 41 72 -31 126 SINCE SEP 1 41 72 -31 126 SINCE JAN 1 773 906 -133 941 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 57 300 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 96 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 18 2014.....SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 19 2014.....SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 712 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$