395  
CDUS43 KDMX 290644  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1244 AM CST THU FEB 29 2024  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 2024  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 31 436 PM 69 2017 42 -11 50  
MINIMUM 9 720 AM -15 1962 23 -14 28  
AVERAGE 20 32 -12 39  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.06 1939 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.18 1.41 -1.23 2.45  
SINCE DEC 1 5.93 3.86 2.07 5.23  
SINCE JAN 1 3.63 2.42 1.21 3.94  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 45 32 13 26  
MONTH TO DATE 718 1052 -334 943  
SINCE DEC 1 2899 3490 -591 3293  
SINCE JUL 1 3982 4750 -768 4526  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 700 AM  
LOWEST 21 300 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 72 1972  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -2 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 29 2024......SUNRISE 645 AM CST SUNSET 600 PM CST  
MARCH 1 2024.........SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 601 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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