824 CDUS43 KDMX 170652 RRB CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1252 AM CST WED DEC 17 2014 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 41 1216 AM 67 1939 34 7 26 MINIMUM 19 1159 PM -19 1932 17 2 14 AVERAGE 30 26 4 20 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.04 0.86 1940 0.04 0.00 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.57 0.81 -0.24 0.17 SINCE DEC 1 0.57 0.81 -0.24 0.17 SINCE JAN 1 40.70 36.51 4.19 36.49 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 40 -5 45 MONTH TO DATE 512 592 -80 710 SINCE DEC 1 512 592 -80 710 SINCE JUL 1 2020 1890 130 2040 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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 1200 AM LOWEST 68 400 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 64 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -12 1932 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2014......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2014......SUNRISE 730 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