CDUS43 KDMX 180722 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 222 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 MM MM 90 1936 73 MM 65 1996 MINIMUM MM MM 36 2009 51 MM 48 AVERAGE MM 62 MM 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 1.18 1974 0.16 MM 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.69 2.70 -2.01 0.12 SINCE MAR 1 6.52 8.69 -2.17 3.32 SINCE JAN 1 7.00 11.11 -4.11 4.76 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY MM 5 MM 8 MONTH TO DATE 117 117 0 77 SINCE MAR 1 980 1334 -354 1015 SINCE JUL 1 5367 6085 -718 5454 COOLING YESTERDAY MM 2 MM 0 MONTH TO DATE 18 23 -5 30 SINCE MAR 1 66 34 32 47 SINCE JAN 1 66 34 32 47 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION MM HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 92 1962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$