593 CDUS43 KDMX 230658 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 158 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 65 204 PM 95 1925 74 -9 80 MINIMUM 52 430 AM 34 1963 53 -1 48 AVERAGE 59 63 -4 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.09 1.67 1917 0.15 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.44 3.28 0.16 1.96 SINCE MAR 1 14.04 8.92 5.12 8.30 SINCE JAN 1 17.37 11.10 6.27 10.44 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 6 4 2 1 MONTH TO DATE 156 139 17 49 SINCE MAR 1 1689 1384 305 788 SINCE JUL 1 6216 6269 -53 5008 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 44 29 15 58 SINCE MAR 1 56 40 16 102 SINCE JAN 1 56 40 16 102 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 300 AM LOWEST 67 200 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1931 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$