371  
CDUS43 KDMX 170634  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT THU APR 17 2025  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 72 403 PM 88 2004 63 9 75  
MINIMUM 33 536 AM 24 1935 40 -7 56  
1961  
AVERAGE 53 51 2 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.35 1945 0.13 -0.13 0.49  
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 1.73 -0.97 2.37  
SINCE MAR 1 2.23 3.97 -1.74 4.93  
SINCE JAN 1 3.67 6.39 -2.72 8.56  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 12 14 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 268 264 4 211  
SINCE MAR 1 849 1055 -206 834  
SINCE JUL 1 5288 5806 -518 4844  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 1  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 9  
SINCE MAR 1 7 2 5 9  
SINCE JAN 1 7 2 5 9    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 400 AM  
LOWEST 23 500 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 21 2018  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 753 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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