056 CDUS43 KDMX 140701 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 201 AM CDT THU MAR 14 2013 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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 36 452 PM 77 2007 48 -12 75 MINIMUM 19 652 AM 4 1993 27 -8 35 AVERAGE 28 38 -10 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.20 1917 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.83 0.87 0.96 0.58 SINCE MAR 1 1.83 0.87 0.96 0.58 SINCE JAN 1 5.16 3.05 2.11 2.72 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 27 10 10 MONTH TO DATE 469 390 79 302 SINCE MAR 1 469 390 79 302 SINCE JUL 1 4996 5275 -279 4522 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 500 AM LOWEST 44 500 PM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 81 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 0 1897 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 14 2013.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT MARCH 15 2013.........SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 717 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$