191  
CDUS43 KDMX 230657  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
157 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 76 154 AM 83 1988 53 23 56  
MINIMUM 36 1159 PM 12 2002 31 5 25  
AVERAGE 56 42 14 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.86 2022 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.23 1.54 -0.31 1.45  
SINCE MAR 1 1.23 1.54 -0.31 1.45  
SINCE JAN 1 1.71 3.96 -2.25 2.89  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 9 23 -14 24  
MONTH TO DATE 443 602 -159 441  
SINCE MAR 1 443 602 -159 441  
SINCE JUL 1 4830 5353 -523 4880  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 0 6 2  
SINCE MAR 1 6 0 6 2  
SINCE JAN 1 6 0 6 2    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 800 PM  
LOWEST 28 100 AM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 83 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 9 1965  
1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 23 2026.........SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT  
MARCH 24 2026.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 726 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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