483  
CDUS43 KDMX 160632  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 77 407 PM 89 2002 63 14 61  
MINIMUM 58 828 PM 15 2020 39 19 36  
AVERAGE 68 51 17 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.41 1.14 1944 0.12 0.29 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.81 1.60 1.21 0.76  
SINCE MAR 1 4.08 3.84 0.24 2.23  
SINCE JAN 1 4.56 6.26 -1.70 3.67  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 14 -14 16  
MONTH TO DATE 182 250 -68 256  
SINCE MAR 1 746 1041 -295 837  
SINCE JUL 1 5133 5792 -659 5276  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 0 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 22 0 22 1  
SINCE MAR 1 33 2 31 7  
SINCE JAN 1 33 2 31 7    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 60 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 500 AM  
LOWEST 64 400 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 24 1935  
1961  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 752 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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