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CLIOTM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
147 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 54 725 AM 80 2012 50 4 55
MINIMUM 19 1159 PM 7 2017 29 -10 32
AVERAGE 37 39 -2 44
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY MM 2.28 1919 0.08 MM T
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 1.02 -0.23 1.37
SINCE MAR 1 0.79 1.02 -0.23 1.37
SINCE JAN 1 1.27 3.44 -2.17 2.81
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 28 26 2 21
MONTH TO DATE 301 434 -133 309
SINCE MAR 1 301 434 -133 309
SINCE JUL 1 4688 5185 -497 4748
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 2
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 2
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 43 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 61 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 23.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
HEAVY SNOW
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 900 AM
LOWEST 62 1200 AM
AVERAGE 80
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 88 1927
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 1 1951
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 719 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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