502 CDUS43 KDMX 010628 RRA CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 126 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2015 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 70 242 PM 95 1926 67 3 48 MINIMUM 38 535 AM 27 1908 45 -7 37 AVERAGE 54 56 -2 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.39 1997 0.14 -0.14 0.11 MONTH TO DATE 2.54 3.40 -0.86 5.08 SINCE MAR 1 3.00 5.64 -2.64 6.10 SINCE JAN 1 4.16 7.82 -3.66 8.91 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 11 9 2 22 MONTH TO DATE 349 435 -86 447 SINCE MAR 1 1116 1245 -129 1426 SINCE JUL 1 6247 6130 117 6939 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 10 -9 8 SINCE MAR 1 1 11 -10 8 SINCE JAN 1 1 11 -10 8 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0 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 79 600 AM LOWEST 20 600 PM AVERAGE 50 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 97 1926 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 32 1966 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 1 2015...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT MAY 2 2015...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$