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CLIOTM



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

138 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026



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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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           

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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          

 YESTERDAY                                                           

  MAXIMUM         66    528 PM  90    1987  64      2       57       

  MINIMUM         31    449 AM  27    2013  41    -10       43       

                                      2018                           

                                      2021                           

  AVERAGE         49                        53     -4       50     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.44 1931   0.14  -0.14     0.92     

  MONTH TO DATE    3.19                      2.26   0.93     1.68     

  SINCE MAR 1      4.46                      4.50  -0.04     3.15     

  SINCE JAN 1      4.94                      6.92  -1.98     4.59     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       16                        13      3       15        

  MONTH TO DATE  239                       317    -78      301        

  SINCE MAR 1    803                      1108   -305      882        

  SINCE JUL 1   5190                      5859   -669     5321        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        

  MONTH TO DATE   24                         0     24        3        

  SINCE MAR 1     35                         2     33        9        

  SINCE JAN 1     35                         2     33        9        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                        





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    78           600 AM                                      

 LOWEST     33          1100 AM                                      

 AVERAGE    56                                                        



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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        89      1980                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      2021                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT     

APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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