094  
CDUS43 KDMX 300630  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 59 445 PM 90 1987 67 -8 77  
MINIMUM 40 1159 PM 28 1958 44 -4 45  
2008  
AVERAGE 50 56 -6 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.28 2019 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.55 3.59 0.96 1.69  
SINCE MAR 1 5.82 5.83 -0.01 3.16  
SINCE JAN 1 6.30 8.25 -1.95 4.60  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 15 10 5 4  
MONTH TO DATE 283 416 -133 347  
SINCE MAR 1 847 1207 -360 928  
SINCE JUL 1 5234 5958 -724 5367  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 37 0 37 11  
SINCE MAR 1 48 2 46 17  
SINCE JAN 1 48 2 46 17    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 1100 PM  
LOWEST 37 500 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 95 1926  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 30 1935  
2005  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 807 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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