CDUS43 KDMX 170632 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 132 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 80 451 PM 88 2004 63 17 72 MINIMUM 53 540 AM 24 1935 40 13 33 1961 AVERAGE 67 51 16 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.35 1945 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.81 1.73 1.08 0.76 SINCE MAR 1 4.08 3.97 0.11 2.23 SINCE JAN 1 4.56 6.39 -1.83 3.67 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 14 -14 12 MONTH TO DATE 182 264 -82 268 SINCE MAR 1 746 1055 -309 849 SINCE JUL 1 5133 5806 -673 5288 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 24 0 24 1 SINCE MAR 1 35 2 33 7 SINCE JAN 1 35 2 33 7 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 500 AM LOWEST 31 400 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 2004 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 21 2018 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$