560  
CDUS43 KDMX 080629  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT MON MAY 08 2023  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 87 422 PM 95 1934 70 17 71  
MINIMUM 55 507 AM 26 1931 48 7 39  
AVERAGE 71 59 12 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.37 2.32 1962 0.15 0.22 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.37 1.09 -0.72 0.71  
SINCE MAR 1 3.97 7.08 -3.11 6.50  
SINCE JAN 1 7.91 9.50 -1.59 8.07  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 7 -7 10  
MONTH TO DATE 54 57 -3 95  
SINCE MAR 1 1309 1274 35 1423  
SINCE JUL 1 5835 6025 -190 5896  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 1 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 7 3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 16 18 -2 6  
SINCE JAN 1 16 18 -2 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 400 AM  
LOWEST 45 400 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 34 2020  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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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