788  
CDUS43 KDMX 130831  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
331 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 51 1139 PM 79 1990 48 3 66  
MINIMUM 22 631 AM -6 1948 28 -6 30  
AVERAGE 37 38 -1 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.20 1939 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.77 0.81 -0.04 1.32  
SINCE MAR 1 0.77 0.81 -0.04 1.32  
SINCE JAN 1 1.25 3.23 -1.98 2.76  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 27 1 17  
MONTH TO DATE 228 355 -127 280  
SINCE MAR 1 228 355 -127 280  
SINCE JUL 1 4615 5106 -491 4719  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 700 AM  
LOWEST 30 100 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 77 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 4 1993  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT  
MARCH 14 2026.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 716 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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