563  
CDUS43 KDMX 150633  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
133 AM CDT MON MAY 15 2023  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 69 1226 PM 92 1988 72 -3 87  
MINIMUM 54 1159 PM 37 1966 50 4 53  
AVERAGE 62 61 1 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 4.43 2020 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.90 2.20 -1.30 0.71  
SINCE MAR 1 4.50 8.19 -3.69 6.50  
SINCE JAN 1 8.44 10.61 -2.17 8.07  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 58 102 -44 99  
SINCE MAR 1 1313 1319 -6 1427  
SINCE JUL 1 5839 6070 -231 5900  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 33 17 16 74  
SINCE MAR 1 39 28 11 80  
SINCE JAN 1 39 28 11 80    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 700 AM  
LOWEST 75 1000 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1941  
2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 1926  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2023...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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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