960  
CDUS43 KDMX 010639  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
139 AM CDT TUE OCT 01 2024  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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 83 302 PM 93 1897 72 11 93  
2023  
MINIMUM 52 604 AM 26 1899 48 4 67  
AVERAGE 68 60 8 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.87 1902 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 3.50 -2.79 1.19  
SINCE SEP 1 0.71 3.50 -2.79 1.19  
SINCE JAN 1 28.68 30.63 -1.95 15.82  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 7 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 42 99 -57 23  
SINCE SEP 1 42 99 -57 23  
SINCE JUL 1 50 108 -58 28  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 2 1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 111 106 5 133  
SINCE SEP 1 111 106 5 133  
SINCE JAN 1 921 969 -48 949    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 45 1100 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 94 1937  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 32 1985  
2011  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 1 2024.......SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 651 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 2 2024.......SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 649 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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