858  
CDUS43 KDMX 250645  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1245 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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 52 331 PM 78 1930 40 12 60  
MINIMUM 19 1203 AM -4 1993 21 -2 38  
AVERAGE 36 31 5 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.93 2007 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 1.14 -1.12 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 1.59 3.59 -2.00 4.48  
SINCE JAN 1 0.48 2.15 -1.67 1.43  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 29 34 -5 16  
MONTH TO DATE 758 920 -162 1038  
SINCE DEC 1 3287 3358 -71 3393  
SINCE JUL 1 4284 4618 -334 4362  
 
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 SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 62 200 AM  
LOWEST 32 300 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 74 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -8 2010  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 648 AM CST SUNSET 557 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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