342  
CDUS43 KDMX 030640  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
140 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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 71 129 PM 86 1940 58 13 73  
MINIMUM 41 1241 AM 15 2018 35 6 46  
AVERAGE 56 46 10 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.79 1.44 2024 0.09 0.70 0.69  
MONTH TO DATE 1.12 0.18 0.94 0.69  
SINCE MAR 1 2.39 2.42 -0.03 2.16  
SINCE JAN 1 2.87 4.84 -1.97 3.60  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 9 19 -10 5  
MONTH TO DATE 27 38 -11 28  
SINCE MAR 1 591 829 -238 609  
SINCE JUL 1 4978 5580 -602 5048  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 11 2 9 6  
SINCE JAN 1 11 2 9 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 300 AM  
LOWEST 75 500 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 86 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 11 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 3 2026.........SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT  
APRIL 4 2026.........SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 738 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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