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CLIOTM



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

138 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026



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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         57    504 PM  97    1934  70    -13       75       

  MINIMUM         36    519 AM  30    2006  47    -11       41       

  AVERAGE         47                        58    -11       58     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.47 1960   0.15  -0.15     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.94  -0.94     0.11     

  SINCE MAR 1      5.83                      6.93  -1.10     3.31     

  SINCE JAN 1      6.31                      9.35  -3.04     4.75     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       18                         8     10        7        

  MONTH TO DATE   68                        50     18       58        

  SINCE MAR 1    931                      1267   -336      996        

  SINCE JUL 1   5318                      6018   -700     5435        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    1                         6     -5        0        

  SINCE MAR 1     49                        17     32       17        

  SINCE JAN 1     49                        17     32       17        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                        





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    57          1100 PM                                      

 LOWEST     43           900 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    50                                                        



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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      1934                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        26      1931                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

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

MAY  8 2026...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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