Ottumwa, Sunday, 9 August, 06:15
Overcast. Feels like 73°. High 95°, low 70°.
In May, Ottumwa, IA averages a high of 71.6° and a low of 53.7°. About 4.6 inches of precipitation fall over the month (12 wet days). The record high is 94.1° (2006) and the record low 30.9° (2005). Normals are computed over the last 60 years.
| Day | High | Low | Chance of precip. | Record high | Record low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65.3° | 48.4° | 30% | 81.3° (2001) | 32.4° (1963) |
| 2 | 65.7° | 47.5° | 30% | 84.4° (1968) | 33.1° (1966) |
| 3 | 65.1° | 47.3° | 35% | 81.1° (2012) | 30.9° (2005) |
| 4 | 67.5° | 48.4° | 35% | 82.6° (1982) | 32.4° (2005) |
| 5 | 69.6° | 50.4° | 43% | 86.4° (1962) | 38.8° (1978) |
| 6 | 68.5° | 50.7° | 40% | 85.8° (2004) | 34.5° (1978) |
| 7 | 70° | 52.3° | 50% | 85.3° (2014) | 38.1° (1960) |
| 8 | 70° | 52.7° | 43% | 85.3° (1963) | 36.1° (1976) |
| 9 | 69.8° | 51.8° | 32% | 88.3° (2022) | 33.3° (2020) |
| 10 | 71.1° | 51.8° | 33% | 89.2° (2011) | 31.3° (1966) |
| 11 | 70.3° | 53.4° | 47% | 89.4° (2022) | 38.3° (2020) |
| 12 | 69.3° | 51.4° | 40% | 90.1° (2022) | 37.6° (1969) |
| 13 | 69.8° | 51.4° | 50% | 86.5° (1962) | 37.8° (1996) |
| 14 | 70.9° | 52.3° | 42% | 88.7° (1988) | 39.7° (1980) |
| 15 | 71.1° | 52.9° | 45% | 89.2° (2017) | 37.9° (1973) |
| 16 | 72.3° | 53.8° | 33% | 87.6° (2017) | 37.4° (2014) |
| 17 | 72.7° | 54.5° | 38% | 87.8° (1996) | 37.4° (2014) |
| 18 | 73.4° | 55° | 27% | 89.1° (1962) | 39.2° (2002) |
| 19 | 73.9° | 55° | 30% | 88.3° (1962) | 40.1° (2015) |
| 20 | 72.5° | 55.9° | 38% | 87.4° (1975) | 40.5° (1981) |
| 21 | 72.7° | 54.7° | 35% | 87.3° (1962) | 39.6° (2002) |
| 22 | 73.4° | 55.4° | 33% | 89.2° (1962) | 37.9° (1963) |
| 23 | 73.6° | 56.8° | 47% | 87.3° (1964) | 38.1° (1963) |
| 24 | 74.1° | 56.8° | 38% | 90.7° (2006) | 42.1° (2001) |
| 25 | 73° | 56.7° | 57% | 88.5° (1967) | 44.6° (1992) |
| 26 | 74.1° | 57° | 50% | 93° (2012) | 43° (1961) |
| 27 | 75.2° | 57.4° | 47% | 93.7° (2006) | 39° (1992) |
| 28 | 75.2° | 57.6° | 50% | 94.1° (2006) | 41° (1992) |
| 29 | 76.5° | 58.6° | 40% | 92.5° (2006) | 39.6° (1965) |
| 30 | 77° | 59° | 35% | 89.2° (2000) | 43.5° (1965) |
| 31 | 75.7° | 58.8° | 43% | 88.2° (1988) | 43.2° (1972) |