979  
CDUS43 KDMX 070637  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1237 AM CST SAT MAR 07 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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 70 231 PM 74 2017 45 25 46  
MINIMUM 51 346 AM -11 1960 25 26 20  
AVERAGE 61 35 26 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.77 1.10 1959 0.07 0.70 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 0.77 0.41 0.36 1.23  
SINCE MAR 1 0.77 0.41 0.36 1.23  
SINCE JAN 1 1.25 2.83 -1.58 2.67  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 4 30 -26 32  
MONTH TO DATE 133 186 -53 165  
SINCE MAR 1 133 186 -53 165  
SINCE JUL 1 4520 4937 -417 4604  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 300 AM  
LOWEST 63 200 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 77 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -5 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 7 2026.........SUNRISE 634 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST  
MARCH 8 2026.........SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 709 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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