040  
CDUS43 KDMX 090637  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT THU MAY 09 2024  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 78 239 PM 92 1934 70 8 76  
MINIMUM 53 424 AM 34 2020 48 5 57  
AVERAGE 66 59 7 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.28 1996 0.15 -0.15 0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 2.81 1.24 1.57 0.52  
SINCE MAR 1 10.79 7.23 3.56 4.12  
SINCE JAN 1 14.42 9.65 4.77 8.06  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 7 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 43 64 -21 54  
SINCE MAR 1 1042 1281 -239 1309  
SINCE JUL 1 5052 6032 -980 5835  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 1 0 2  
MONTH TO DATE 1 8 -7 12  
SINCE MAR 1 14 19 -5 18  
SINCE JAN 1 14 19 -5 18    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 1100 PM  
LOWEST 40 200 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 2020  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 817 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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