958 CDUS43 KDMX 240638 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 136 AM CDT WED APR 24 2013 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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 49 1203 AM 86 1960 65 -16 63 MINIMUM 33 925 AM 26 1927 42 -9 37 AVERAGE 41 54 -13 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.11 2.04 1955 0.13 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 8.57 2.47 6.10 3.19 SINCE MAR 1 10.59 4.71 5.88 5.49 SINCE JAN 1 13.92 6.89 7.03 7.63 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 12 12 15 MONTH TO DATE 446 362 84 289 SINCE MAR 1 1457 1173 284 670 SINCE JUL 1 5984 6058 -74 4890 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 12 SINCE MAR 1 0 4 -4 44 SINCE JAN 1 0 4 -4 44 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1100 AM LOWEST 64 1000 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 24 1910 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 24 2013.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT APRIL 25 2013.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$