448  
CDUS43 KDMX 180633  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
133 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2025  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 82 133 PM 89 2016 64 18 68  
MINIMUM 64 659 AM 23 1943 41 23 36  
AVERAGE 73 52 21 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.31 2.26 1998 0.09 0.22 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.68 1.63 -0.95 0.71  
SINCE SEP 1 1.51 5.13 -3.62 1.42  
SINCE JAN 1 18.08 32.26 -14.18 29.39  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 13 -13 13  
MONTH TO DATE 37 167 -130 139  
SINCE SEP 1 76 265 -189 181  
SINCE JUL 1 87 274 -187 189  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 0 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 58 12 46 13  
SINCE SEP 1 213 118 95 124  
SINCE JAN 1 1089 981 108 934    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1100 PM  
LOWEST 47 300 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 87 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 22 2022  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 19 2025.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 623 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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