AFOS product CLIOTM
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download
213 
CDUS43 KDMX 210637
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT SAT APR 21 2012


...................................

...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         53    257 PM  90    1987  64    -11       50
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM  27    1953  41     -4       31
  AVERAGE         45                        53     -8       41

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             3.25 1905   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.80                      2.09   0.71     2.40
  SINCE MAR 1      5.10                      4.33   0.77     4.65
  SINCE JAN 1      7.08                      6.51   0.57     7.90

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       20                        13      7       24
  MONTH TO DATE  236                       325    -89      289
  SINCE MAR 1    617                      1136   -519     1091
  SINCE JUL 1   4837                      6021  -1184     6033

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         0     12        5
  SINCE MAR 1     44                         1     43        5
  SINCE JAN 1     44                         1     43        5
..................................................................


WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM
 LOWEST     54           600 PM
 AVERAGE    75

..........................................................


THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        89      1980
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1934


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2012.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2012.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




$$