806  
CDUS43 KDMX 020627  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT TUE MAY 02 2023  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 61 354 PM 97 1926 68 -7 54  
MINIMUM 41 600 AM 32 1966 45 -4 46  
AVERAGE 51 56 -5 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.81 1973 0.16 -0.16 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.16 -0.16 T  
SINCE MAR 1 3.60 6.15 -2.55 5.79  
SINCE JAN 1 7.54 8.57 -1.03 7.36  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 9 5 15  
MONTH TO DATE 14 9 5 15  
SINCE MAR 1 1269 1226 43 1343  
SINCE JUL 1 5795 5977 -182 5816  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 6 12 -6 6  
SINCE JAN 1 6 12 -6 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 600 AM  
LOWEST 25 300 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 89 1968  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 32 1970  
2005  
2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2023...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 809 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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