273 CDUS43 KDMX 230651 RRB CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 147 AM CDT THU APR 23 2015 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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 55 426 PM 89 1980 65 -10 65 MINIMUM 32 533 AM 25 1936 42 -10 38 AVERAGE 44 53 -9 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.09 1948 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.91 2.34 -0.43 1.98 SINCE MAR 1 2.37 4.58 -2.21 3.00 SINCE JAN 1 3.53 6.76 -3.23 5.81 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 21 12 9 13 MONTH TO DATE 244 350 -106 360 SINCE MAR 1 1011 1161 -150 1339 SINCE JUL 1 6142 6046 96 6852 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 2 -1 8 SINCE MAR 1 1 3 -2 8 SINCE JAN 1 1 3 -2 8 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.9 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 69 200 AM LOWEST 26 200 PM AVERAGE 48 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 86 1960 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 26 1927 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 23 2015.........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT APRIL 24 2015.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$