740  
CDUS43 KDMX 220636  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 67 325 PM 92 1934 75 -8 62  
MINIMUM 50 710 AM 33 1931 53 -3 47  
AVERAGE 59 64 -5 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.71 1949 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.03 3.36 -1.33 0.82  
SINCE MAR 1 7.86 9.35 -1.49 4.02  
SINCE JAN 1 8.34 11.77 -3.43 5.46  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 4 2 10  
MONTH TO DATE 144 134 10 104  
SINCE MAR 1 1007 1351 -344 1042  
SINCE JUL 1 5394 6102 -708 5481  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 30 33 -3 30  
SINCE MAR 1 78 44 34 47  
SINCE JAN 1 78 44 34 47    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 300 AM  
LOWEST 52 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 95 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 34 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT  
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 829 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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