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CLIOTM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
143 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 82 341 PM 91 1931 73 9 82
2019
MINIMUM 61 520 AM 35 2011 51 10 55
AVERAGE 72 62 10 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.69 1.82 1986 0.17 0.52 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.69 2.54 -1.85 0.12
SINCE MAR 1 6.52 8.53 -2.01 3.32
SINCE JAN 1 7.00 10.95 -3.95 4.76
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 117 112 5 69
SINCE MAR 1 980 1329 -349 1007
SINCE JUL 1 5367 6080 -713 5446
COOLING
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 4
MONTH TO DATE 18 21 -3 30
SINCE MAR 1 66 32 34 47
SINCE JAN 1 66 32 34 47
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1100 PM
LOWEST 58 400 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1936
1996
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 36 2009
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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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