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CLIOTM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
150 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 75 235 PM 86 1981 67 8 63
2021
MINIMUM 51 1159 PM 25 1933 44 7 46
AVERAGE 63 55 8 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.70 1.84 2002 0.15 0.55 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.55 3.28 1.27 1.69
SINCE MAR 1 5.82 5.52 0.30 3.16
SINCE JAN 1 6.30 7.94 -1.64 4.60
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 2 10 -8 10
MONTH TO DATE 257 396 -139 343
SINCE MAR 1 821 1187 -366 924
SINCE JUL 1 5208 5938 -730 5363
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 37 0 37 7
SINCE MAR 1 48 2 46 13
SINCE JAN 1 48 2 46 13
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 600 AM
LOWEST 59 300 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 90 1970
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1928
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 805 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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