647  
CDUS43 KDMX 190650  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1250 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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 65 318 PM 67 2017 38 27 4  
MINIMUM 36 1150 PM -14 1936 19 17 -9  
AVERAGE 51 28 23 -2  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.65 2000 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.77 -0.75 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 1.59 3.22 -1.63 4.48  
SINCE JAN 1 0.48 1.78 -1.30 1.43  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 37 -23 67  
MONTH TO DATE 519 708 -189 775  
SINCE DEC 1 3048 3146 -98 3130  
SINCE JUL 1 4045 4406 -361 4099  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 1200 AM  
LOWEST 13 400 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 74 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -23 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 19 2026......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 549 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 20 2026......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 550 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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