319  
CDUS43 KDMX 210634  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2024  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 84 404 PM 90 1987 74 10 72  
MINIMUM 62 532 AM 38 1931 53 9 39  
2002  
AVERAGE 73 63 10 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.16 2.44 1982 0.17 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.96 3.20 0.76 0.93  
SINCE MAR 1 11.94 9.19 2.75 4.53  
SINCE JAN 1 15.57 11.61 3.96 8.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 9  
MONTH TO DATE 65 130 -65 79  
SINCE MAR 1 1064 1347 -283 1334  
SINCE JUL 1 5074 6098 -1024 5860  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 3 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 30 30 0 36  
SINCE MAR 1 43 41 2 42  
SINCE JAN 1 43 41 2 42    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 700 AM  
LOWEST 49 400 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 828 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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