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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
219 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         53    408 PM  82    2025  49      4       82
  MINIMUM         31    502 AM   5    1960  28      3       52
  AVERAGE         42                        39      3       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.85 2024   0.06  -0.04     0.05
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.94  -0.15     1.37
  SINCE MAR 1      0.79                      0.94  -0.15     1.37
  SINCE JAN 1      1.27                      3.36  -2.09     2.81

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       23                        26     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE  273                       408   -135      288
  SINCE MAR 1    273                       408   -135      288
  SINCE JUL 1   4660                      5159   -499     4727

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        2
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        2
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        2
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FREEZING RAIN
  LT FREEZING RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM
 LOWEST     35           400 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        80      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         7      2017


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 15 2026.........SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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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