125  
CDUS43 KDMX 070631  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1231 AM CST WED JAN 07 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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 41 410 PM 58 2012 32 9 22  
MINIMUM 27 1017 PM -14 1924 15 12 8  
2018  
AVERAGE 34 23 11 15  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.20 2005 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.22 -0.22 0.04  
SINCE DEC 1 1.11 1.66 -0.55 3.09  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.22 -0.22 0.04  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 31 42 -11 50  
MONTH TO DATE 208 247 -39 273  
SINCE DEC 1 1397 1380 17 1298  
SINCE JUL 1 2394 2640 -246 2267  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 86 400 PM  
AVERAGE 93  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 62 2008  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -16 1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 458 PM CST  
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 459 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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