770  
CDUS43 KDMX 130640  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1240 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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 50 343 PM 60 1960 32 18 35  
MINIMUM 30 412 AM -22 1974 14 16 13  
AVERAGE 40 23 17 24  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.90 1960 0.03 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.42 0.00 0.06  
SINCE DEC 1 1.53 1.86 -0.33 3.11  
SINCE JAN 1 0.42 0.42 0.00 0.06  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 25 42 -17 41  
MONTH TO DATE 370 499 -129 528  
SINCE DEC 1 1559 1632 -73 1553  
SINCE JUL 1 2556 2892 -336 2522  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 900 PM  
LOWEST 49 100 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 59 1961  
1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -16 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 13 2026.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 504 PM CST  
JANUARY 14 2026.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 505 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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