304  
CDUS43 KDMX 140632  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2024  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 70 1239 PM 92 1940 72 -2 78  
MINIMUM 59 736 PM 31 1938 50 9 65  
AVERAGE 65 61 4 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.70 1.65 1908 0.17 0.53 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 3.78 2.04 1.74 0.90  
SINCE MAR 1 11.76 8.03 3.73 4.50  
SINCE JAN 1 15.39 10.45 4.94 8.44  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 58 96 -38 55  
SINCE MAR 1 1057 1313 -256 1310  
SINCE JUL 1 5067 6064 -997 5836  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 7  
MONTH TO DATE 5 15 -10 33  
SINCE MAR 1 18 26 -8 39  
SINCE JAN 1 18 26 -8 39    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 700 PM  
LOWEST 71 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 37 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 14 2024...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT  
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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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