522  
CDUS43 KDMX 190636  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2024  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 86 419 PM 92 1962 74 12 83  
MINIMUM 62 521 AM 34 2002 52 10 50  
AVERAGE 74 63 11 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.23 1927 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.80 2.87 0.93 0.93  
SINCE MAR 1 11.78 8.86 2.92 4.53  
SINCE JAN 1 15.41 11.28 4.13 8.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 65 122 -57 62  
SINCE MAR 1 1064 1339 -275 1317  
SINCE JUL 1 5074 6090 -1016 5843  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 2 7 2  
MONTH TO DATE 16 25 -9 36  
SINCE MAR 1 29 36 -7 42  
SINCE JAN 1 29 36 -7 42    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 500 AM  
LOWEST 42 300 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 90 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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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