010  
CDUS43 KDMX 230637  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1237 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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 23 229 PM 79 2017 39 -16 37  
MINIMUM 8 1159 PM -4 1929 21 -13 6  
AVERAGE 16 30 -14 22  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.69 1944 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 1.00 -0.98 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 1.59 3.45 -1.86 4.48  
SINCE JAN 1 0.48 2.01 -1.53 1.43  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 49 35 14 43  
MONTH TO DATE 680 851 -171 996  
SINCE DEC 1 3209 3289 -80 3351  
SINCE JUL 1 4206 4549 -343 4320  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 700 AM  
LOWEST 49 200 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 66 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -8 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 23 2026......SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 554 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 555 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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