158  
CDUS43 KDMX 120632  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1232 AM CST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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 33 322 PM 55 1992 32 1 36  
2013  
MINIMUM 22 922 AM -12 1962 14 8 17  
1974  
1977  
AVERAGE 28 23 5 27  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.98 1960 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.39 0.03 0.06  
SINCE DEC 1 1.53 1.83 -0.30 3.11  
SINCE JAN 1 0.42 0.39 0.03 0.06  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 37 42 -5 38  
MONTH TO DATE 345 457 -112 487  
SINCE DEC 1 1534 1590 -56 1512  
SINCE JUL 1 2531 2850 -319 2481  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 700 AM  
LOWEST 56 300 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 60 1960  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -22 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 12 2026.......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 503 PM CST  
JANUARY 13 2026.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 504 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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