242 CDUS43 KDMX 290632 RRC CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1229 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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 31 212 PM 69 1984 32 -1 36 MINIMUM 25 1159 PM -32 1924 15 10 14 AVERAGE 28 23 5 25 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.82 1927 0.03 MM 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.78 1.27 1.51 0.98 SINCE DEC 1 2.78 1.27 1.51 0.98 SINCE JAN 1 38.95 36.97 1.98 44.04 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 42 -5 40 MONTH TO DATE 697 1082 -385 890 SINCE DEC 1 697 1082 -385 890 SINCE JUL 1 1708 2380 -672 2398 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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FREEZING RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1100 AM LOWEST 78 1200 AM AVERAGE 89 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 67 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -11 1935 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 29 2015......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 449 PM CST DECEMBER 30 2015......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$