400 CDUS43 KDMX 160705 RRB CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 105 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2014 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 50 358 PM 59 2002 34 16 19 1939 MINIMUM 41 1159 PM -13 1989 17 24 11 AVERAGE 46 26 20 15 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.52 0.81 1971 0.04 0.48 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.53 0.77 -0.24 0.17 SINCE DEC 1 0.53 0.77 -0.24 0.17 SINCE JAN 1 40.66 36.47 4.19 36.49 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 19 39 -20 50 MONTH TO DATE 477 552 -75 665 SINCE DEC 1 477 552 -75 665 SINCE JUL 1 1985 1850 135 1995 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 801 938 -137 1014 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 86 200 AM AVERAGE 90 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 67 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -19 1932 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 16 2014......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST DECEMBER 17 2014......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ SMALL