872  
CDUS43 KDMX 170632  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 57 118 PM 88 1927 50 7 47  
MINIMUM 36 1159 PM 1 1951 29 7 25  
AVERAGE 47 40 7 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.98 1946 0.07 -0.07 0.39  
MONTH TO DATE 1.34 1.09 0.25 1.09  
SINCE MAR 1 1.34 1.09 0.25 1.09  
SINCE JAN 1 4.97 3.51 1.46 5.03  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 25 -7 29  
MONTH TO DATE 272 459 -187 455  
SINCE MAR 1 272 459 -187 455  
SINCE JUL 1 4282 5210 -928 4981  
 
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 NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 100 AM  
LOWEST 35 300 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 82 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 2 1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 720 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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