073  
CDUS43 KDMX 010630  
CLIOTM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1230 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2026  
   
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..THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 47 241 PM 71 1932 42 5 63  
MINIMUM 19 1159 PM -15 1962 23 -4 30  
AVERAGE 33 32 1 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.06 1939 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 1.41 -1.39 0.36  
SINCE DEC 1 1.59 3.86 -2.27 4.49  
SINCE JAN 1 0.48 2.42 -1.94 1.44  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 32 32 0 18  
MONTH TO DATE 861 1052 -191 1115  
SINCE DEC 1 3390 3490 -100 3470  
SINCE JUL 1 4387 4750 -363 4439  
 
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 NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 300 AM  
LOWEST 20 300 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 75 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -20 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 644 AM CST SUNSET 601 PM CST  
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 642 AM CST SUNSET 602 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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