988  
CDUS43 KDMX 280630  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1230 AM CST WED JAN 28 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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 20 348 PM 63 1934 32 -12 49  
2002  
MINIMUM 2 1159 PM -16 1940 13 -11 12  
AVERAGE 11 23 -12 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.54 1949 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.89 -0.47 0.09  
SINCE DEC 1 1.53 2.33 -0.80 3.14  
SINCE JAN 1 0.42 0.89 -0.47 0.09  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 54 42 12 34  
MONTH TO DATE 1124 1137 -13 1224  
SINCE DEC 1 2313 2270 43 2249  
SINCE JUL 1 3310 3530 -220 3218  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 500 AM  
LOWEST 39 400 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 59 2008  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -17 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 28 2026.......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 522 PM CST  
JANUARY 29 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM CST SUNSET 523 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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