594 CDUS43 KDMX 130634 RRC CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 128 AM CDT WED MAY 13 2015 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 66 451 PM 94 1956 71 -5 80 MINIMUM 43 540 AM 34 2013 49 -6 52 AVERAGE 55 60 -5 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.53 2014 0.15 -0.15 1.53 MONTH TO DATE 1.56 1.74 -0.18 3.71 SINCE MAR 1 4.56 7.38 -2.82 9.81 SINCE JAN 1 5.72 9.56 -3.84 12.62 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 10 6 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 35 90 -55 63 SINCE MAR 1 1151 1335 -184 1489 SINCE JUL 1 6282 6220 62 7002 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 1 MONTH TO DATE 27 12 15 19 SINCE MAR 1 28 23 5 27 SINCE JAN 1 28 23 5 27 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 600 AM LOWEST 32 400 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1940 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 31 1938 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 13 2015...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT MAY 14 2015...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$