132  
CDUS43 KDMX 270637  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1237 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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 58 345 PM 76 2024 41 17 55  
MINIMUM 25 1242 AM -12 1963 22 3 36  
AVERAGE 42 32 10 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.76 1997 0.07 -0.07 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 1.27 -1.25 0.36  
SINCE DEC 1 1.59 3.72 -2.13 4.49  
SINCE JAN 1 0.48 2.28 -1.80 1.44  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 33 -10 19  
MONTH TO DATE 814 987 -173 1076  
SINCE DEC 1 3343 3425 -82 3431  
SINCE JUL 1 4340 4685 -345 4400  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 800 AM  
LOWEST 25 500 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 76 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -23 1934  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 559 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 645 AM CST SUNSET 600 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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