229  
CDUS43 KDMX 290628  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1228 AM CST THU JAN 29 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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 26 157 PM 59 2008 32 -6 55  
MINIMUM 2 1231 AM -17 1963 14 -12 19  
AVERAGE 14 23 -9 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.98 2006 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.92 -0.50 0.09  
SINCE DEC 1 1.53 2.36 -0.83 3.14  
SINCE JAN 1 0.42 0.92 -0.50 0.09  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 51 42 9 28  
MONTH TO DATE 1175 1179 -4 1252  
SINCE DEC 1 2364 2312 52 2277  
SINCE JUL 1 3361 3572 -211 3246  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 300 AM  
LOWEST 31 500 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 61 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -20 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 29 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM CST SUNSET 523 PM CST  
JANUARY 30 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM CST SUNSET 524 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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