CDUS43 KDMX 170636
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2025


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        MM  91    1931  73      9       76        
                                      2019                           
  MINIMUM         55        MM  35    2011  51      4       56        
  AVERAGE         69                        62      7       66     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.82 1986   0.17  -0.17     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      2.54  -2.42     3.80     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.32                      8.53  -5.21    11.78     
  SINCE JAN 1      4.76                     10.95  -6.19    15.41     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   69                       112    -43       65        
  SINCE MAR 1   1007                      1329   -322     1064        
  SINCE JUL 1   5446                      6080   -634     5074        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        1        
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        21      9        6        
  SINCE MAR 1     47                        32     15       19        
  SINCE JAN 1     47                        32     15       19        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    27   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    67           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     24           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    46                                                        

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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 2025...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT     
MAY 18 2025...........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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