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CLIOTM



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

134 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026



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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         58        MM  91    1926  69    -11       69        

  MINIMUM         45        MM  33    1944  47     -2       42        

  AVERAGE         52                        58     -6       56     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        T             1.43 1933   0.15  -0.15     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.79  -0.79     0.11     

  SINCE MAR 1      5.83                      6.78  -0.95     3.31     

  SINCE JAN 1      6.31                      9.20  -2.89     4.75     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       13                         8      5        9        

  MONTH TO DATE   50                        42      8       51        

  SINCE MAR 1    913                      1259   -346      989        

  SINCE JUL 1   5300                      6010   -710     5428        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    1                         5     -4        0        

  SINCE MAR 1     49                        16     33       17        

  SINCE JAN 1     49                        16     33       17        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                        





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    76           500 AM                                      

 LOWEST     36           500 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    56                                                        



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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        97      1934                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      2006                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

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

MAY  7 2026...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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