741 CDUS43 KDMX 181214 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 127 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 78 252 PM 90 1996 73 5 77 MINIMUM 58 432 AM 36 2009 51 7 53 AVERAGE 68 62 6 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.50 1900 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.40 2.51 -0.11 1.96 SINCE MAR 1 13.00 8.15 4.85 8.30 SINCE JAN 1 16.33 10.33 6.00 10.44 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0 MONTH TO DATE 149 117 32 41 SINCE MAR 1 1682 1362 320 780 SINCE JUL 1 6209 6247 -38 5000 COOLING YESTERDAY 3 2 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 24 19 5 42 SINCE MAR 1 36 30 6 86 SINCE JAN 1 36 30 6 86 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 400 AM LOWEST 56 300 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$