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CLIOTM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 65 502 PM 90 1934 74 -9 72
1941
1987
MINIMUM 43 513 AM 38 1931 53 -10 52
2002
AVERAGE 54 63 -9 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.44 1982 0.17 -0.17 0.16
MONTH TO DATE 2.03 3.20 -1.17 0.82
SINCE MAR 1 7.86 9.19 -1.33 4.02
SINCE JAN 1 8.34 11.61 -3.27 5.46
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 11 4 7 3
MONTH TO DATE 138 130 8 94
SINCE MAR 1 1001 1347 -346 1032
SINCE JUL 1 5388 6098 -710 5471
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 30 30 0 30
SINCE MAR 1 78 41 37 47
SINCE JAN 1 78 41 37 47
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM
LOWEST 46 400 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1931
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 828 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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