911 CDUS43 KDMX 071039 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1247 AM CST THU MAR 7 2013 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 2013... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 29 146 PM 73 2000 44 -15 72 MINIMUM 19 1159 PM -11 1960 25 -6 37 AVERAGE 24 35 -11 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.10 1959 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.15 0.40 -0.25 0.18 SINCE MAR 1 0.15 0.40 -0.25 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 3.48 2.58 0.90 2.32 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 41 30 11 10 MONTH TO DATE 240 189 51 180 SINCE MAR 1 240 189 51 180 SINCE JUL 1 4767 5074 -307 4400 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 800 AM LOWEST 68 1100 AM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 77 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -5 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 7 2013.........SUNRISE 634 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST MARCH 8 2013.........SUNRISE 633 AM CST SUNSET 609 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$