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CLIOTM



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

138 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026



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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         60    521 PM  81    2012  51      9       79       

  MINIMUM         24    640 AM   2    1923  30     -6       42       

  AVERAGE         42                        40      2       61     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        T             1.06 1963   0.08  -0.08     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      1.25  -0.42     1.37     

  SINCE MAR 1      0.83                      1.25  -0.42     1.37     

  SINCE JAN 1      1.31                      3.67  -2.36     2.81     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       23                        24     -1        4        

  MONTH TO DATE  424                       508    -84      356        

  SINCE MAR 1    424                       508    -84      356        

  SINCE JUL 1   4811                      5259   -448     4795        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        2        

  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        2        

  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        2        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                        





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  LIGHT SNOW                                                          

  FOG                                                                 





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    88           500 AM                                      

 LOWEST     46           500 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    67                                                        



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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        81      2012                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -6      1923                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT     

MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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