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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         77    407 PM  89    2002  63     14       61
  MINIMUM         58    828 PM  15    2020  39     19       36
  AVERAGE         68                        51     17       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.41          1.14 1944   0.12   0.29     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.81                      1.60   1.21     0.76
  SINCE MAR 1      4.08                      3.84   0.24     2.23
  SINCE JAN 1      4.56                      6.26  -1.70     3.67

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14       16
  MONTH TO DATE  182                       250    -68      256
  SINCE MAR 1    746                      1041   -295      837
  SINCE JUL 1   5133                      5792   -659     5276

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   22                         0     22        1
  SINCE MAR 1     33                         2     31        7
  SINCE JAN 1     33                         2     31        7
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    60   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM
 LOWEST     64           400 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        88      2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        24      1935
                                             1961


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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