189  
CDUS43 KDMX 120629  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2025  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 80 359 PM 91 1926 71 9 76  
2022  
MINIMUM 47 531 AM 34 1946 49 -2 45  
1981  
AVERAGE 64 60 4 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.13 2002 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 1.71 -1.59 3.08  
SINCE MAR 1 3.32 7.70 -4.38 11.06  
SINCE JAN 1 4.76 10.12 -5.36 14.69  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 1 6 -5 4  
MONTH TO DATE 69 84 -15 58  
SINCE MAR 1 1007 1301 -294 1057  
SINCE JUL 1 5446 6052 -606 5067  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 11 -9 1  
SINCE MAR 1 19 22 -3 14  
SINCE JAN 1 19 22 -3 14    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 500 AM  
LOWEST 21 400 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 94 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 34 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2025...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2025...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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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