763 CDUS43 KDMX 170649 RRB CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 147 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2015 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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 87 332 PM 94 1931 76 11 66 MINIMUM 62 555 AM 32 1937 53 9 39 AVERAGE 75 64 11 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.62 1896 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.82 2.14 -0.32 4.16 SINCE SEP 1 1.82 2.14 -0.32 4.16 SINCE JAN 1 26.87 28.84 -1.97 38.31 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 12 MONTH TO DATE 20 30 -10 88 SINCE SEP 1 20 30 -10 88 SINCE JUL 1 42 41 1 101 COOLING YESTERDAY 10 3 7 0 MONTH TO DATE 152 69 83 41 SINCE SEP 1 152 69 83 41 SINCE JAN 1 880 903 -23 773 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8 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 84 400 AM LOWEST 55 300 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 98 1927 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 1937 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 17 2015.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 18 2015.....SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$