177 CDUS43 KDMX 180700 RRB CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 155 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2015 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2015... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2015 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 50 328 PM 82 2012 50 0 41 MINIMUM 33 1158 PM 2 1906 29 4 17 AVERAGE 42 39 3 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.07 1998 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.17 -1.09 0.55 SINCE MAR 1 0.08 1.17 -1.09 0.55 SINCE JAN 1 1.24 3.35 -2.11 3.36 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 23 26 -3 36 MONTH TO DATE 450 495 -45 608 SINCE MAR 1 450 495 -45 608 SINCE JUL 1 5581 5380 201 6121 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 79 400 AM LOWEST 21 100 PM AVERAGE 50 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 81 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 2 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2015.........SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT MARCH 19 2015.........SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 721 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$