726  
CDUS43 KDMX 170632  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 80 451 PM 88 2004 63 17 72  
MINIMUM 53 540 AM 24 1935 40 13 33  
1961  
AVERAGE 67 51 16 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.35 1945 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.81 1.73 1.08 0.76  
SINCE MAR 1 4.08 3.97 0.11 2.23  
SINCE JAN 1 4.56 6.39 -1.83 3.67  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 14 -14 12  
MONTH TO DATE 182 264 -82 268  
SINCE MAR 1 746 1055 -309 849  
SINCE JUL 1 5133 5806 -673 5288  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 0 24 1  
SINCE MAR 1 35 2 33 7  
SINCE JAN 1 35 2 33 7    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 500 AM  
LOWEST 31 400 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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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 2026.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 753 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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