313  
CDUS43 KDMX 090635  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1235 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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 59 751 PM 69 2003 32 27 26  
MINIMUM 39 1159 PM -17 1942 14 25 6  
AVERAGE 49 23 26 16  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.42 1.18 1937 0.04 0.38 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.29 0.13 0.04  
SINCE DEC 1 1.53 1.73 -0.20 3.09  
SINCE JAN 1 0.42 0.29 0.13 0.04  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 42 -26 49  
MONTH TO DATE 246 331 -85 372  
SINCE DEC 1 1435 1464 -29 1397  
SINCE JUL 1 2432 2724 -292 2366  
 
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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 100 PM  
LOWEST 58 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 62 1939  
2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -17 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 500 PM CST  
JANUARY 10 2026.......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 501 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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