070  
CDUS43 KDMX 200639  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1239 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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 46 234 PM 74 2017 38 8 8  
MINIMUM 28 733 AM -23 1936 19 9 -3  
AVERAGE 37 29 8 3  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.63 1994 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.83 -0.81 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 1.59 3.28 -1.69 4.48  
SINCE JAN 1 0.48 1.84 -1.36 1.43  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 36 -8 62  
MONTH TO DATE 547 744 -197 837  
SINCE DEC 1 3076 3182 -106 3192  
SINCE JUL 1 4073 4442 -369 4161  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 900 PM  
LOWEST 40 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 67 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -16 1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 20 2026......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 550 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 656 AM CST SUNSET 551 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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