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CLIOTM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
149 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 74 453 PM 92 1962 74 0 76
MINIMUM 63 720 AM 34 2002 52 11 39
AVERAGE 69 63 6 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.78 2.23 1927 0.17 0.61 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.01 2.87 -0.86 0.12
SINCE MAR 1 7.84 8.86 -1.02 3.32
SINCE JAN 1 8.32 11.28 -2.96 4.76
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 7
MONTH TO DATE 117 122 -5 84
SINCE MAR 1 980 1339 -359 1022
SINCE JUL 1 5367 6090 -723 5461
COOLING
YESTERDAY 4 2 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 30 25 5 30
SINCE MAR 1 78 36 42 47
SINCE JAN 1 78 36 42 47
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1100 PM
LOWEST 71 200 PM
AVERAGE 86
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 90 1934
1962
1998
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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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