084  
CDUS43 KDMX 180722  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
222 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 MM MM 90 1936 73 MM 65  
1996  
MINIMUM MM MM 36 2009 51 MM 48  
AVERAGE MM 62 MM 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 1.18 1974 0.16 MM 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.69 2.70 -2.01 0.12  
SINCE MAR 1 6.52 8.69 -2.17 3.32  
SINCE JAN 1 7.00 11.11 -4.11 4.76  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY MM 5 MM 8  
MONTH TO DATE 117 117 0 77  
SINCE MAR 1 980 1334 -354 1015  
SINCE JUL 1 5367 6085 -718 5454  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY MM 2 MM 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 23 -5 30  
SINCE MAR 1 66 34 32 47  
SINCE JAN 1 66 34 32 47    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION MM  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST MM  
LOWEST MM  
AVERAGE MM  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 92 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 825 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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