847  
CDUS43 KDMX 220632  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1232 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 41 432 PM 63 1957 32 9 10  
MINIMUM 16 633 AM -21 1970 13 3 -12  
AVERAGE 29 22 7 -1  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.62 1973 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.70 -0.28 0.07  
SINCE DEC 1 1.53 2.14 -0.61 3.12  
SINCE JAN 1 0.42 0.70 -0.28 0.07  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 36 43 -7 66  
MONTH TO DATE 766 883 -117 972  
SINCE DEC 1 1955 2016 -61 1997  
SINCE JUL 1 2952 3276 -324 2966  
 
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 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 600 AM  
LOWEST 34 500 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 63 1967  
2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -36 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST  
JANUARY 23 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 516 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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