202 CDUS43 KDMX 120641 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 141 AM CDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 34 114 AM 78 1972 47 -13 62 MINIMUM 25 1159 PM -7 1948 27 -2 37 AVERAGE 30 37 -7 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 2.53 1977 0.07 -0.06 0.14 MONTH TO DATE 1.83 0.74 1.09 0.56 SINCE MAR 1 1.83 0.74 1.09 0.56 SINCE JAN 1 5.16 2.92 2.24 2.70 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 28 7 15 MONTH TO DATE 397 335 62 280 SINCE MAR 1 397 335 62 280 SINCE JUL 1 4924 5220 -296 4500 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 (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 69 800 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 79 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -6 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 12 2013.........SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT MARCH 13 2013.........SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$