319 CDUS43 KDMX 220643 RRA CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1239 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2015 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 50 1208 AM 62 1941 33 17 43 MINIMUM 32 1035 PM -19 1989 16 16 36 AVERAGE 41 24 17 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.60R 0.36 1949 0.04 0.56 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 2.58 1.02 1.56 0.63 SINCE DEC 1 2.58 1.02 1.56 0.63 SINCE JAN 1 38.75 36.72 2.03 43.69 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 41 -17 25 MONTH TO DATE 489 793 -304 689 SINCE DEC 1 489 793 -304 689 SINCE JUL 1 1500 2091 -591 2197 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 933 938 -5 801 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 82 1100 PM AVERAGE 91 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 66 1933 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -20 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2015......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 23 2015......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$