322  
CDUS43 KDMX 260631  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1231 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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 39 230 PM 74 1930 41 -2 59  
MINIMUM 25 653 AM -8 2010 22 3 33  
AVERAGE 32 31 1 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.57 1930 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 1.20 -1.18 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 1.59 3.65 -2.06 4.48  
SINCE JAN 1 0.48 2.21 -1.73 1.43  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 33 34 -1 19  
MONTH TO DATE 791 954 -163 1057  
SINCE DEC 1 3320 3392 -72 3412  
SINCE JUL 1 4317 4652 -335 4381  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 700 AM  
LOWEST 37 200 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 76 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -12 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 648 AM CST SUNSET 557 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 559 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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