490  
CDUS43 KDMX 170634  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT WED APR 17 2024  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 75 509 PM 88 2004 63 12 41  
MINIMUM 56 259 PM 24 1961 40 16 33  
AVERAGE 66 51 15 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.49 1.35 1945 0.13 0.36 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 2.37 1.73 0.64 0.46  
SINCE MAR 1 4.93 3.97 0.96 2.69  
SINCE JAN 1 8.56 6.39 2.17 6.63  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 14 -14 28  
MONTH TO DATE 211 264 -53 183  
SINCE MAR 1 834 1055 -221 1025  
SINCE JUL 1 4844 5806 -962 5551  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 0 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 0 9 6  
SINCE MAR 1 9 2 7 6  
SINCE JAN 1 9 2 7 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1200 PM  
LOWEST 35 600 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 21 2018  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 754 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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