563  
CDUS43 KDMX 240644  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
144 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 50 405 PM 83 1939 54 -4 54  
MINIMUM 24 635 AM 9 1965 31 -7 32  
1974  
AVERAGE 37 43 -6 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.08 1946 0.07 -0.07 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.23 1.61 -0.38 1.45  
SINCE MAR 1 1.23 1.61 -0.38 1.45  
SINCE JAN 1 1.71 4.03 -2.32 2.89  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 22 6 22  
MONTH TO DATE 471 624 -153 463  
SINCE MAR 1 471 624 -153 463  
SINCE JUL 1 4858 5375 -517 4902  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 400 AM  
LOWEST 32 400 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 82 1929  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 4 1965  
1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 24 2026.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT  
MARCH 25 2026.........SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 727 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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