541  
CDUS43 KDMX 040636  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT THU MAY 04 2023  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 67 506 PM 88 1949 69 -2 51  
MINIMUM 30 537 AM 24 2005 46 -16 46  
AVERAGE 49 57 -8 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.08 1984 0.16 -0.16 0.55  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.48 -0.48 0.69  
SINCE MAR 1 3.60 6.47 -2.87 6.48  
SINCE JAN 1 7.54 8.89 -1.35 8.05  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 8 8 16  
MONTH TO DATE 44 26 18 50  
SINCE MAR 1 1299 1243 56 1378  
SINCE JUL 1 5825 5994 -169 5851  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 6 14 -8 6  
SINCE JAN 1 6 14 -8 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 59 400 AM  
LOWEST 22 400 PM  
AVERAGE 41  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 88 1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 2005  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2023...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT  
MAY 5 2023...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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