038  
CDUS43 KDMX 050637  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT SUN APR 05 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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 46 1204 AM 85 1929 59 -13 47  
2023  
MINIMUM 38 551 AM 15 2002 35 3 36  
2018  
AVERAGE 42 47 -5 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.46 1934 0.10 -0.10 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 1.13 0.37 0.76 0.73  
SINCE MAR 1 2.40 2.61 -0.21 2.20  
SINCE JAN 1 2.88 5.03 -2.15 3.64  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 18 5 23  
MONTH TO DATE 63 74 -11 68  
SINCE MAR 1 627 865 -238 649  
SINCE JUL 1 5014 5616 -602 5088  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 55 300 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 86 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 18 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 5 2026.........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT  
APRIL 6 2026.........SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 740 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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