976  
CDUS43 KDMX 160636  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1236 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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 31 636 PM 59 1933 32 -1 28  
1990  
MINIMUM 8 722 AM -20 1979 13 -5 -1  
AVERAGE 20 22 -2 14  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.86 1969 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.52 -0.10 0.07  
SINCE DEC 1 1.53 1.96 -0.43 3.12  
SINCE JAN 1 0.42 0.52 -0.10 0.07  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 45 42 3 51  
MONTH TO DATE 475 625 -150 681  
SINCE DEC 1 1664 1758 -94 1706  
SINCE JUL 1 2661 3018 -357 2675  
 
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 S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 600 AM  
LOWEST 36 300 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 61 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 507 PM CST  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 508 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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