011  
CDUS43 KDMX 210640  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1240 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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 31 1213 AM 67 1965 39 -8 13  
MINIMUM 16 1159 PM -16 1929 20 -4 -6  
AVERAGE 24 29 -5 4  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.96 1997 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.88 -0.86 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 1.59 3.33 -1.74 4.48  
SINCE JAN 1 0.48 1.89 -1.41 1.43  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 41 36 5 61  
MONTH TO DATE 588 780 -192 898  
SINCE DEC 1 3117 3218 -101 3253  
SINCE JUL 1 4114 4478 -364 4222  
 
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LT FREEZING RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1200 AM  
LOWEST 60 300 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 70 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -7 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 656 AM CST SUNSET 551 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 22 2026......SUNRISE 654 AM CST SUNSET 553 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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