332  
CDUS43 KDMX 180631  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT FRI OCT 18 2024  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 68 334 PM 89 2016 64 4 69  
MINIMUM 36 528 AM 23 1943 41 -5 34  
AVERAGE 52 52 0 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.26 1998 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 1.63 -0.92 0.74  
SINCE SEP 1 1.42 5.13 -3.71 1.93  
SINCE JAN 1 29.39 32.26 -2.87 16.56  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 13 0 13  
MONTH TO DATE 139 167 -28 154  
SINCE SEP 1 181 265 -84 177  
SINCE JUL 1 189 274 -85 182  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 500 AM  
LOWEST 21 300 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 87 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 22 2022  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 19 2024.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 622 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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