755  
CDUS43 KDMX 180643  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1243 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 2025
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 43 1150 PM 64 1939 37 6 45  
MINIMUM 31 746 AM -12 1932 19 12 26  
AVERAGE 37 28 9 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.26 1990 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.64 0.87 -0.23 2.01  
SINCE DEC 1 0.64 0.87 -0.23 2.01  
SINCE JAN 1 19.80 36.40 -16.60 35.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 37 -9 29  
MONTH TO DATE 751 587 164 615  
SINCE DEC 1 751 587 164 615  
SINCE JUL 1 1748 1847 -99 1584  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1089 985 104 948    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 800 AM  
LOWEST 60 200 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 67 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -15 1983  
1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST  
DECEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 444 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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