965  
CDUS43 KDMX 210638  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
138 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 66 528 PM 90 1987 64 2 57  
MINIMUM 31 449 AM 27 2013 41 -10 43  
2018  
2021  
AVERAGE 49 53 -4 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.44 1931 0.14 -0.14 0.92  
MONTH TO DATE 3.19 2.26 0.93 1.68  
SINCE MAR 1 4.46 4.50 -0.04 3.15  
SINCE JAN 1 4.94 6.92 -1.98 4.59  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 13 3 15  
MONTH TO DATE 239 317 -78 301  
SINCE MAR 1 803 1108 -305 882  
SINCE JUL 1 5190 5859 -669 5321  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 600 AM  
LOWEST 33 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 89 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 21 2021  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 757 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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