638  
CDUS43 KDMX 190637  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1237 AM CST MON JAN 19 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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 24 536 PM 60 1951 32 -8 27  
MINIMUM 5 804 AM -22 1930 13 -8 7  
AVERAGE 15 22 -7 17  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.03 1973 0.03 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.61 -0.19 0.07  
SINCE DEC 1 1.53 2.05 -0.52 3.12  
SINCE JAN 1 0.42 0.61 -0.19 0.07  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 50 43 7 48  
MONTH TO DATE 622 754 -132 781  
SINCE DEC 1 1811 1887 -76 1806  
SINCE JUL 1 2808 3147 -339 2775  
 
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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 400 PM  
LOWEST 54 200 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 60 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST  
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 512 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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