938  
CDUS43 KDMX 030644  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
144 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 61 437 PM 89 1968 68 -7 60  
MINIMUM 38 529 AM 32 1970 46 -8 45  
2005  
2013  
AVERAGE 50 57 -7 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.43 1993 0.16 -0.16 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.32 -0.32 0.11  
SINCE MAR 1 5.83 6.31 -0.48 3.31  
SINCE JAN 1 6.31 8.73 -2.42 4.75  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 15 9 6 12  
MONTH TO DATE 33 18 15 17  
SINCE MAR 1 896 1235 -339 955  
SINCE JUL 1 5283 5986 -703 5394  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 48 13 35 17  
SINCE JAN 1 48 13 35 17    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 1200 AM  
LOWEST 27 300 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 90 1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 2005  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 810 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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