000  
CDUS43 KDMX 040635  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT THU APR 04 2024  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 49 349 PM 86 2011 59 -10 63  
MINIMUM 33 702 AM 11 1936 35 -2 40  
AVERAGE 41 47 -6 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 1.24 1957 0.09 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.74 0.27 1.47 T  
SINCE MAR 1 4.30 2.51 1.79 2.23  
SINCE JAN 1 7.93 4.93 3.00 6.17  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 24 18 6 13  
MONTH TO DATE 69 56 13 50  
SINCE MAR 1 692 847 -155 892  
SINCE JUL 1 4702 5598 -896 5418  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 2 -2 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 800 AM  
LOWEST 51 400 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 85 1929  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 15 2002  
2018  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 4 2024.........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT  
APRIL 5 2024.........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 740 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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