791  
CDUS43 KDMX 170636  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 82 MM 91 1931 73 9 76  
2019  
MINIMUM 55 MM 35 2011 51 4 56  
AVERAGE 69 62 7 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.82 1986 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 2.54 -2.42 3.80  
SINCE MAR 1 3.32 8.53 -5.21 11.78  
SINCE JAN 1 4.76 10.95 -6.19 15.41  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 69 112 -43 65  
SINCE MAR 1 1007 1329 -322 1064  
SINCE JUL 1 5446 6080 -634 5074  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 2 2 1  
MONTH TO DATE 30 21 9 6  
SINCE MAR 1 47 32 15 19  
SINCE JAN 1 47 32 15 19    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 27 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 400 AM  
LOWEST 24 200 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1936  
1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 36 2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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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