726 CDUS43 KDMX 190631 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 128 AM CDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 39 1254 PM 81 2012 50 -11 81 MINIMUM 22 1159 PM 2 1923 29 -7 59 AVERAGE 31 40 -9 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.14 1.06 1963 0.07 0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.97 1.24 0.73 0.58 SINCE MAR 1 1.97 1.24 0.73 0.58 SINCE JAN 1 5.30 3.42 1.88 2.72 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 25 9 0 MONTH TO DATE 614 520 94 302 SINCE MAR 1 614 520 94 302 SINCE JUL 1 5141 5405 -264 4522 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 5 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 25 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 25 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 25 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LT FREEZING RAIN HEAVY SNOW SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 AM LOWEST 56 200 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 81 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -6 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2013.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 721 PM CDT MARCH 20 2013.........SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$