001  
CDUS43 KDMX 180630  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 76 238 PM 90 1996 73 3 79  
MINIMUM 53 531 AM 36 2009 51 2 51  
AVERAGE 65 62 3 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.50 1900 0.16 -0.16 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.93 2.70 -1.77 0.84  
SINCE MAR 1 4.53 8.69 -4.16 6.63  
SINCE JAN 1 8.47 11.11 -2.64 8.20  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 62 117 -55 102  
SINCE MAR 1 1317 1334 -17 1430  
SINCE JUL 1 5843 6085 -242 5903  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 34 23 11 75  
SINCE MAR 1 40 34 6 81  
SINCE JAN 1 40 34 6 81    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 400 AM  
LOWEST 41 400 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 92 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 825 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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