474  
CDUS43 KDMX 030632  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT FRI MAY 03 2024  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 65 511 PM 89 1968 68 -3 63  
MINIMUM 52 1159 PM 32 1970 46 6 39  
2005  
2013  
AVERAGE 59 57 2 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 2.37 4.43 1993 0.16 2.21 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.37 0.32 2.05 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 10.35 6.31 4.04 3.60  
SINCE JAN 1 13.98 8.73 5.25 7.54  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 9 -3 14  
MONTH TO DATE 11 18 -7 28  
SINCE MAR 1 1010 1235 -225 1283  
SINCE JUL 1 5020 5986 -966 5809  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 13 13 0 6  
SINCE JAN 1 13 13 0 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 800 AM  
LOWEST 55 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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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 2024...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 811 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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