189  
CDUS43 KDMX 210635  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1235 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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 27 1053 PM 57 1934 32 -5 14  
MINIMUM 5 802 AM -25 1936 13 -8 -8  
AVERAGE 16 22 -6 3  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.67 2010 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.67 -0.25 0.07  
SINCE DEC 1 1.53 2.11 -0.58 3.12  
SINCE JAN 1 0.42 0.67 -0.25 0.07  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 49 43 6 62  
MONTH TO DATE 730 840 -110 906  
SINCE DEC 1 1919 1973 -54 1931  
SINCE JUL 1 2916 3233 -317 2900  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 800 AM  
LOWEST 46 200 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 63 1957  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST  
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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