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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         62    345 PM  92    1934  75    -13       85
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  33    1931  53     -6       58
  AVERAGE         55                        64     -9       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 1949   0.16  -0.16     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      3.36  -2.54     3.97
  SINCE MAR 1      4.02                      9.35  -5.33    11.95
  SINCE JAN 1      5.46                     11.77  -6.31    15.58

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       10                         4      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE  104                       134    -30       65
  SINCE MAR 1   1042                      1351   -309     1064
  SINCE JUL 1   5481                      6102   -621     5074

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        7
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        33     -3       37
  SINCE MAR 1     47                        44      3       50
  SINCE JAN 1     47                        44      3       50
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM
 LOWEST     56           300 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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