943  
CDUS43 KDMX 080645  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
145 AM CDT WED APR 08 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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 43 306 PM 79 1925 60 -17 46  
1991  
MINIMUM 35 623 AM 13 2018 36 -1 28  
AVERAGE 39 48 -9 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.99 1946 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.13 0.69 0.44 0.73  
SINCE MAR 1 2.40 2.93 -0.53 2.20  
SINCE JAN 1 2.88 5.35 -2.47 3.64  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 26 17 9 28  
MONTH TO DATE 128 126 2 145  
SINCE MAR 1 692 917 -225 726  
SINCE JUL 1 5079 5668 -589 5165  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 800 PM  
LOWEST 52 500 AM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 89 1931  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 18 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT  
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 743 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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