481  
CDUS43 KDMX 170635  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1235 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 39 1239 PM 61 1990 32 7 46  
MINIMUM 11 1159 PM -20 2009 13 -2 26  
AVERAGE 25 22 3 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.91 1980 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.55 -0.13 0.07  
SINCE DEC 1 1.53 1.99 -0.46 3.12  
SINCE JAN 1 0.42 0.55 -0.13 0.07  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 40 43 -3 29  
MONTH TO DATE 515 668 -153 710  
SINCE DEC 1 1704 1801 -97 1735  
SINCE JUL 1 2701 3061 -360 2704  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 1000 PM  
LOWEST 39 100 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 59 1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -16 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 508 PM CST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 510 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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