668  
CDUS43 KDMX 030631  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1231 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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 26 516 PM 62 2004 33 -7 29  
MINIMUM 23 1153 AM -19 2018 15 8 17  
AVERAGE 25 24 1 23  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.52 2023 0.03 -0.03 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.07 -0.07 0.04  
SINCE DEC 1 1.11 1.51 -0.40 3.09  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.07 -0.07 0.04  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 40 41 -1 42  
MONTH TO DATE 82 82 0 78  
SINCE DEC 1 1271 1215 56 1103  
SINCE JUL 1 2268 2475 -207 2072  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 900 AM  
LOWEST 71 1100 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 56 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -11 2014  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 454 PM CST  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 455 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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