CDUS43 KDMX 070631 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 131 AM CDT TUE MAY 07 2024 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2024 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 72 318 PM 97 1934 70 2 79 MINIMUM 54 1258 AM 30 2006 47 7 58 AVERAGE 63 58 5 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.47 1960 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.43 0.94 1.49 T SINCE MAR 1 10.41 6.93 3.48 3.60 SINCE JAN 1 14.04 9.35 4.69 7.54 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 2 8 -6 0 MONTH TO DATE 43 50 -7 54 SINCE MAR 1 1042 1267 -225 1309 SINCE JUL 1 5052 6018 -966 5835 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 4 MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 4 SINCE MAR 1 13 17 -4 10 SINCE JAN 1 13 17 -4 10 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 1000 PM LOWEST 63 300 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... 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 2024...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$