120  
CDUS43 KDMX 180636  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 93 335 PM 104 1983 84 9 79  
1988  
MINIMUM 71 459 AM 49 1897 62 9 64  
2012  
2013  
AVERAGE 82 73 9 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.73 1941 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.09 2.34 -0.25 1.10  
SINCE JUN 1 11.03 11.59 -0.56 10.26  
SINCE JAN 1 16.50 25.03 -8.53 27.07  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 6  
SINCE JUN 1 7 19 -12 7  
SINCE JUL 1 0 2 -2 6  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 17 8 9 7  
MONTH TO DATE 147 156 -9 113  
SINCE JUN 1 748 686 62 645  
SINCE JAN 1 799 764 35 703    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 400 AM  
LOWEST 52 300 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 109 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 47 2012  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT  
AUGUST 19 2025........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 802 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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