713  
CDUS43 KDMX 040631  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1231 AM CST SAT JAN 04 2025  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 22 117 PM 56 1998 33 -11 41  
MINIMUM 13 1159 PM -11 2014 15 -2 29  
AVERAGE 18 24 -6 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.26 1973 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 3.05 1.55 1.50 2.30  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 47 41 6 30  
MONTH TO DATE 125 123 2 103  
SINCE DEC 1 1150 1256 -106 951  
SINCE JUL 1 2119 2516 -397 2034  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 1200 AM  
LOWEST 67 400 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 65 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -28 1947  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2025.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 455 PM CST  
JANUARY 5 2025.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 456 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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