677  
CDUS43 KDMX 150633  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
133 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 86 315 PM 92 1988 72 14 67  
MINIMUM 57 431 AM 37 1966 50 7 57  
AVERAGE 72 61 11 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.43 2020 0.16 -0.16 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 2.20 -2.08 3.80  
SINCE MAR 1 3.32 8.19 -4.87 11.78  
SINCE JAN 1 4.76 10.61 -5.85 15.41  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 3  
MONTH TO DATE 69 102 -33 61  
SINCE MAR 1 1007 1319 -312 1060  
SINCE JUL 1 5446 6070 -624 5070  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 17 -2 5  
SINCE MAR 1 32 28 4 18  
SINCE JAN 1 32 28 4 18    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 43 400 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1941  
2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 1926  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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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