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CLIOTM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 87 328 PM 91 1941 73 14 88
2017
MINIMUM 57 519 AM 34 1926 51 6 63
AVERAGE 72 62 10 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 2.26 2009 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 2.37 -2.37 0.12
SINCE MAR 1 5.83 8.36 -2.53 3.32
SINCE JAN 1 6.31 10.78 -4.47 4.76
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 117 107 10 69
SINCE MAR 1 980 1324 -344 1007
SINCE JUL 1 5367 6075 -708 5446
COOLING
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 11
MONTH TO DATE 11 19 -8 26
SINCE MAR 1 59 30 29 43
SINCE JAN 1 59 30 29 43
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 72 600 AM
LOWEST 43 200 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1931
2019
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 35 2011
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 823 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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