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CLIOTM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1243 AM CST FRI MAR 06 2026
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 58 344 PM 73 2009 45 13 45
MINIMUM 40 656 AM -15 1960 25 15 26
AVERAGE 49 35 14 36
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.28 2006 0.07 -0.07 0.38
MONTH TO DATE T 0.34 -0.34 1.16
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.34 -0.34 1.16
SINCE JAN 1 0.48 2.76 -2.28 2.60
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 16 30 -14 29
MONTH TO DATE 129 156 -27 133
SINCE MAR 1 129 156 -27 133
SINCE JUL 1 4516 4907 -391 4572
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 600 AM
LOWEST 67 300 PM
AVERAGE 84
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 74 2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -11 1960
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 636 AM CST SUNSET 607 PM CST
MARCH 7 2026.........SUNRISE 634 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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