912  
CDUS43 KDMX 120639  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
139 AM CDT FRI MAY 12 2023  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 78 219 PM 91 1926 71 7 91  
2022  
MINIMUM 58 511 AM 34 1981 49 9 70  
AVERAGE 68 60 8 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.30 2.13 2002 0.16 0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 1.71 -0.89 0.71  
SINCE MAR 1 4.42 7.70 -3.28 6.50  
SINCE JAN 1 8.36 10.12 -1.76 8.07  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 55 84 -29 99  
SINCE MAR 1 1310 1301 9 1427  
SINCE JUL 1 5836 6052 -216 5900  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 1 2 16  
MONTH TO DATE 18 11 7 46  
SINCE MAR 1 24 22 2 52  
SINCE JAN 1 24 22 2 52    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 500 PM  
LOWEST 56 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 94 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 34 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2023...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2023...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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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