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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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