072 CDUS43 KDMX 240644 RRA CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 142 AM CDT WED SEP 24 2014 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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 73 215 PM 93 1938 73 0 77 MINIMUM 47 409 AM 30 2012 50 -3 47 AVERAGE 60 61 -1 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.03 1902 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.16 3.00 1.16 0.68 SINCE SEP 1 4.16 3.00 1.16 0.68 SINCE JAN 1 35.13 29.70 5.43 29.79 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 5 5 0 3 MONTH TO DATE 119 62 57 47 SINCE SEP 1 119 62 57 47 SINCE JUL 1 132 73 59 63 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 48 84 -36 151 SINCE SEP 1 48 84 -36 151 SINCE JAN 1 780 918 -138 966 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 300 AM LOWEST 47 200 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 1942 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 24 2014.....SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 703 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 25 2014.....SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 702 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$