223  
CDUS43 KDMX 240642  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1242 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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 27 440 PM 66 1930 40 -13 55  
MINIMUM 4 704 AM -8 1989 21 -17 22  
AVERAGE 16 30 -14 39  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.26 1925 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 1.07 -1.05 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 1.59 3.52 -1.93 4.48  
SINCE JAN 1 0.48 2.08 -1.60 1.43  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 49 35 14 26  
MONTH TO DATE 729 886 -157 1022  
SINCE DEC 1 3258 3324 -66 3377  
SINCE JUL 1 4255 4584 -329 4346  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 500 AM  
LOWEST 40 300 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 78 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -4 1993  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 556 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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