CDUS43 KDMX 200637
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026

...................................

...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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           
...................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         65    123 AM  90    1934  74     -9       64       
                                      1962                           
                                      1998                           
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  34    2002  52     -7       51       
  AVERAGE         55                        63     -8       58     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.16 1984   0.16  -0.14     0.54     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.03                      3.03  -1.00     0.66     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.86                      9.02  -1.16     3.86     
  SINCE JAN 1      8.34                     11.44  -3.10     5.30     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       10                         4      6        7        
  MONTH TO DATE  127                       126      1       91        
  SINCE MAR 1    990                      1343   -353     1029        
  SINCE JUL 1   5377                      6094   -717     5468        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        27      3       30        
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        38     40       47        
  SINCE JAN 1     78                        38     40       47        
...................................................................


WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     71           600 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    86                                                        

..........................................................


THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1934                      
                                             1941                     
                                             1987                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        38      1931                      
                                             2002                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT     
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE   546AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




$$