091  
CDUS43 KDMX 070638  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
138 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 57 504 PM 97 1934 70 -13 75  
MINIMUM 36 519 AM 30 2006 47 -11 41  
AVERAGE 47 58 -11 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.47 1960 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.94 -0.94 0.11  
SINCE MAR 1 5.83 6.93 -1.10 3.31  
SINCE JAN 1 6.31 9.35 -3.04 4.75  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 8 10 7  
MONTH TO DATE 68 50 18 58  
SINCE MAR 1 931 1267 -336 996  
SINCE JUL 1 5318 6018 -700 5435  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 6 -5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 49 17 32 17  
SINCE JAN 1 49 17 32 17    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 57 1100 PM  
LOWEST 43 900 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 95 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 26 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 814 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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