143  
CDUS43 KDMX 170627  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 76 353 PM 91 1931 73 3 77  
2019  
MINIMUM 56 1123 PM 35 2011 51 5 55  
AVERAGE 66 62 4 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.10 1896 0.17 -0.17 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 3.80 2.54 1.26 0.93  
SINCE MAR 1 11.78 8.53 3.25 4.53  
SINCE JAN 1 15.41 10.95 4.46 8.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 65 112 -47 62  
SINCE MAR 1 1064 1329 -265 1317  
SINCE JUL 1 5074 6080 -1006 5843  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 6 21 -15 34  
SINCE MAR 1 19 32 -13 40  
SINCE JAN 1 19 32 -13 40    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 300 AM  
LOWEST 46 500 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 36 2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 825 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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