101  
CDUS43 KDMX 180641  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
141 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 83 124 PM 86 2004 63 20 77  
MINIMUM 46 1159 PM 21 2018 40 6 57  
AVERAGE 65 52 13 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.38 4.88 2013 0.12 0.26 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.19 1.85 1.34 0.76  
SINCE MAR 1 4.46 4.09 0.37 2.23  
SINCE JAN 1 4.94 6.51 -1.57 3.67  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 14 -14 0  
MONTH TO DATE 182 278 -96 268  
SINCE MAR 1 746 1069 -323 849  
SINCE JUL 1 5133 5820 -687 5288  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 2  
MONTH TO DATE 24 0 24 3  
SINCE MAR 1 35 2 33 9  
SINCE JAN 1 35 2 33 9    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 500 AM  
LOWEST 58 200 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 87 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 19 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 754 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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