262 CDUS43 KDMX 210634 RRA CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 132 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2015 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 55 307 PM 90 1987 64 -9 82 MINIMUM 38 1159 PM 27 2013 41 -3 54 1953 AVERAGE 47 53 -6 68 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.25 1905 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.91 2.09 -0.18 1.82 SINCE MAR 1 2.37 4.33 -1.96 2.84 SINCE JAN 1 3.53 6.51 -2.98 5.65 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 18 13 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 205 325 -120 342 SINCE MAR 1 972 1136 -164 1321 SINCE JUL 1 6103 6021 82 6834 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 3 MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 8 SINCE MAR 1 1 1 0 8 SINCE JAN 1 1 1 0 8 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 100 AM LOWEST 32 600 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 89 1980 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 25 1934 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 21 2015.........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT APRIL 22 2015.........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$