150  
CDUS43 KDMX 030626  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
126 AM CDT WED MAY 03 2023  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 63 451 PM 89 1968 68 -5 55  
MINIMUM 39 423 AM 32 1970 46 -7 36  
2005  
2013  
AVERAGE 51 57 -6 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.43 1993 0.16 -0.16 0.14  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.32 -0.32 0.14  
SINCE MAR 1 3.60 6.31 -2.71 5.93  
SINCE JAN 1 7.54 8.73 -1.19 7.50  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 9 5 19  
MONTH TO DATE 28 18 10 34  
SINCE MAR 1 1283 1235 48 1362  
SINCE JUL 1 5809 5986 -177 5835  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 6 13 -7 6  
SINCE JAN 1 6 13 -7 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 62 500 AM  
LOWEST 17 600 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 88 1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 2005  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2023...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2023...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 810 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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