455 CDUS43 KDMX 310718 RRA CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 111 AM CST THU DEC 31 2015 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 28 640 PM 64 1965 32 -4 16 MINIMUM 19 849 AM -10 1968 14 5 3 AVERAGE 24 23 1 10 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.61 1931 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.78 1.34 1.44 0.98 SINCE DEC 1 2.78 1.34 1.44 0.98 SINCE JAN 1 38.95 37.04 1.91 44.04 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 41 42 -1 55 MONTH TO DATE 778 1166 -388 989 SINCE DEC 1 778 1166 -388 989 SINCE JUL 1 1789 2464 -675 2497 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 500 AM LOWEST 75 200 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 63 1965 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -13 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2015......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 451 PM CST JANUARY 1 2016.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$