623  
CDUS43 KDMX 200640  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
140 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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 58 149 PM 85 1985 64 -6 58  
MINIMUM 34 1153 PM 23 2022 41 -7 41  
AVERAGE 46 52 -6 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.93 1993 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.19 2.12 1.07 0.76  
SINCE MAR 1 4.46 4.36 0.10 2.23  
SINCE JAN 1 4.94 6.78 -1.84 3.67  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 13 6 15  
MONTH TO DATE 223 304 -81 286  
SINCE MAR 1 787 1095 -308 867  
SINCE JUL 1 5174 5846 -672 5306  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 0 24 3  
SINCE MAR 1 35 2 33 9  
SINCE JAN 1 35 2 33 9    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 600 AM  
LOWEST 33 600 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 90 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 27 2013  
2018  
2021  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 20 2026.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT  
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 756 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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