961  
CDUS43 KDMX 100640  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
140 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 77R 437 PM 77 2026 47 30 64  
MINIMUM 52 703 AM 0 1978 26 26 27  
1982  
AVERAGE 65 37 28 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.26 2013 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.77 0.61 0.16 1.32  
SINCE MAR 1 0.77 0.61 0.16 1.32  
SINCE JAN 1 1.25 3.03 -1.78 2.76  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 28 -28 19  
MONTH TO DATE 163 272 -109 238  
SINCE MAR 1 163 272 -109 238  
SINCE JUL 1 4550 5023 -473 4677  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 1100 PM  
LOWEST 30 300 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 77 2025  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -12 1934  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 10 2026.........SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT  
MARCH 11 2026.........SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 712 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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