749  
CDUS43 KDMX 160630  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2024  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 73 355 PM 91 1941 73 0 68  
2017  
MINIMUM 49 516 AM 34 1926 51 -2 53  
AVERAGE 61 62 -1 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.26 2009 0.17 -0.17 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.80 2.37 1.43 0.90  
SINCE MAR 1 11.78 8.36 3.42 4.50  
SINCE JAN 1 15.41 10.78 4.63 8.44  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 4 5 -1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 65 107 -42 62  
SINCE MAR 1 1064 1324 -260 1317  
SINCE JUL 1 5074 6075 -1001 5843  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 19 -14 33  
SINCE MAR 1 18 30 -12 39  
SINCE JAN 1 18 30 -12 39    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 53 300 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1931  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 35 2011  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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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