234  
CDUS43 KDMX 170637  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT TUE OCT 17 2023  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 63 245 PM 89 1935 64 -1 58  
MINIMUM 38 1156 PM 27 2002 42 -4 36  
AVERAGE 51 53 -2 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.40 1913 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.74 1.54 -0.80 0.17  
SINCE SEP 1 1.93 5.04 -3.11 4.34  
SINCE JAN 1 16.56 32.17 -15.61 19.62  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 12 2 18  
MONTH TO DATE 141 154 -13 185  
SINCE SEP 1 164 252 -88 264  
SINCE JUL 1 169 261 -92 264  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 34 12 22 0  
SINCE SEP 1 167 118 49 133  
SINCE JAN 1 983 981 2 1125    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 700 AM  
LOWEST 46 300 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 89 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 23 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2023.......SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 626 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 625 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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