CDUS43 KDMX 210629 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 129 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 80R 355 PM 78 1938 52 28 49 MINIMUM 51 520 AM 8 1951 30 21 27 AVERAGE 66 41 25 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.00 1912 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.83 1.39 -0.56 1.45 SINCE MAR 1 0.83 1.39 -0.56 1.45 SINCE JAN 1 1.31 3.81 -2.50 2.89 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 24 -24 27 MONTH TO DATE 434 556 -122 402 SINCE MAR 1 434 556 -122 402 SINCE JUL 1 4821 5307 -486 4841 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 0 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 2 SINCE MAR 1 1 0 1 2 SINCE JAN 1 1 0 1 2 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 69 100 AM LOWEST 27 300 PM AVERAGE 48 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 86 1938 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 4 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$