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CLIOTM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
159 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 21 248 PM 88 1927 50 -29 48
MINIMUM 8 738 AM 1 1951 29 -21 25
AVERAGE 15 40 -25 37
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.04 1.98 1946 0.07 -0.03 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.83 1.09 -0.26 1.37
SINCE MAR 1 0.83 1.09 -0.26 1.37
SINCE JAN 1 1.31 3.51 -2.20 2.81
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 50 25 25 28
MONTH TO DATE 351 459 -108 337
SINCE MAR 1 351 459 -108 337
SINCE JUL 1 4738 5210 -472 4776
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 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 58 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 23.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
HAZE
BLOWING SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 100 AM
LOWEST 55 700 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 82 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 10 1941
1993
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 720 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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