513  
CDUS43 KDMX 170627  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2025  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 48 432 PM 88 1927 50 -2 57  
MINIMUM 25 1141 PM 1 1951 29 -4 36  
AVERAGE 37 40 -3 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.98 1946 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.37 1.09 0.28 1.34  
SINCE MAR 1 1.37 1.09 0.28 1.34  
SINCE JAN 1 2.81 3.51 -0.70 4.97  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 25 3 18  
MONTH TO DATE 337 459 -122 272  
SINCE MAR 1 337 459 -122 272  
SINCE JUL 1 4776 5210 -434 4282  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 2 0 2 0  
SINCE JAN 1 2 0 2 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 1200 AM  
LOWEST 27 400 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 82 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 10 1941  
1993  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2025.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT  
MARCH 18 2025.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 720 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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