450  
CDUS43 KDMX 180634  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1234 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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 58 444 PM 74 2017 37 21 7  
MINIMUM 42 113 AM -20 1958 19 23 -6  
AVERAGE 50 28 22 1  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.80 2008 0.05 -0.05 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.72 -0.70 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 1.59 3.17 -1.58 4.48  
SINCE JAN 1 0.48 1.73 -1.25 1.43  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 15 37 -22 64  
MONTH TO DATE 505 671 -166 708  
SINCE DEC 1 3034 3109 -75 3063  
SINCE JUL 1 4031 4369 -338 4032  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 900 PM  
LOWEST 53 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 67 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -14 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 548 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 19 2026......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 549 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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