778  
CDUS43 KDMX 080629  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1229 AM CST THU JAN 08 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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 61 403 PM 62 2008 32 29 23  
MINIMUM 24 454 AM -16 1968 14 10 6  
AVERAGE 43 23 20 15  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.38 1937 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.25 -0.25 0.04  
SINCE DEC 1 1.11 1.69 -0.58 3.09  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.25 -0.25 0.04  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 42 -20 50  
MONTH TO DATE 230 289 -59 323  
SINCE DEC 1 1419 1422 -3 1348  
SINCE JUL 1 2416 2682 -266 2317  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 36 200 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 69 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -17 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 459 PM CST  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 500 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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