530 CDUS43 KDMX 240642 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 142 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 70 445 PM 93 1939 74 -4 85 MINIMUM 53 1159 PM 35 1931 53 0 59 AVERAGE 62 64 -2 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.69 1995 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.44 3.43 0.01 1.96 SINCE MAR 1 14.04 9.07 4.97 8.30 SINCE JAN 1 17.37 11.25 6.12 10.44 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 3 4 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 159 143 16 49 SINCE MAR 1 1692 1388 304 788 SINCE JUL 1 6219 6273 -54 5008 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 7 MONTH TO DATE 44 31 13 65 SINCE MAR 1 56 42 14 109 SINCE JAN 1 56 42 14 109 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 AM LOWEST 39 600 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 98 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 37 1931 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT MAY 25 2013...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$