125  
CDUS43 KDMX 130635  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT SUN OCT 13 2024  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 80 302 PM 88 1940 66 14 78  
1975  
MINIMUM 50 1159 PM 28 2006 43 7 50  
AVERAGE 65 55 10 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.57 1997 0.09 -0.09 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 1.18 -0.47 0.13  
SINCE SEP 1 1.42 4.68 -3.26 1.32  
SINCE JAN 1 29.39 31.81 -2.42 15.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 11 -11 1  
MONTH TO DATE 53 107 -54 90  
SINCE SEP 1 95 205 -110 113  
SINCE JUL 1 103 214 -111 118  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 13 12 1 34  
SINCE SEP 1 124 118 6 167  
SINCE JAN 1 934 981 -47 983    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 600 AM  
LOWEST 45 200 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 28 2002  
2006  
2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 13 2024.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 631 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 14 2024.......SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 630 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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