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CLIOTM



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

128 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         84    256 PM  90    1952  69     15       70       

  MINIMUM         47    514 AM  28    2005  46      1       37       

  AVERAGE         66                        58      8       54     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.48 1977   0.16  -0.16     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.64  -0.64     0.11     

  SINCE MAR 1      5.83                      6.63  -0.80     3.31     

  SINCE JAN 1      6.31                      9.05  -2.74     4.75     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       11        

  MONTH TO DATE   37                        34      3       42        

  SINCE MAR 1    900                      1251   -351      980        

  SINCE JUL 1   5287                      6002   -715     5419        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        0        

  SINCE MAR 1     49                        15     34       17        

  SINCE JAN 1     49                        15     34       17        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                        





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  THUNDERSTORM                                                        





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    71           500 AM                                      

 LOWEST     24           100 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    48                                                        



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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1926                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      1944                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  5 2026...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT     

MAY  6 2026...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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