620  
CDUS43 KDMX 200636  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1236 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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 12 419 PM 60 1952 32 -20 7  
MINIMUM -1 754 AM -21 1936 13 -14 -4  
AVERAGE 6 22 -16 2  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.39 1988 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.64 -0.22 0.07  
SINCE DEC 1 1.53 2.08 -0.55 3.12  
SINCE JAN 1 0.42 0.64 -0.22 0.07  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 59 43 16 63  
MONTH TO DATE 681 797 -116 844  
SINCE DEC 1 1870 1930 -60 1869  
SINCE JUL 1 2867 3190 -323 2838  
 
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 100 AM  
LOWEST 45 400 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 57 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -25 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST  
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 513 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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