Ottumwa October Weather

Averages and records for weather in Ottumwa, Iowa in the month of October.
Typical Ottumwa October Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 63.6 °F
Average daily low 42.2 °F
Average monthly precipitation 2.8 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 27.3%
Ottumwa October Weather Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 97 °F October 1, 1897
Lowest temperature 5 °F October 30, 1925
Highest daily low 70 °F October 1, 2019
Lowest daily high 25 °F October 29, 1925
Hottest average high temperature 78.1 °F 1938
Coldest average high temperature 53.6 °F 1925
Most daily precipitation 4.6 inches October 16, 1905
Most monthly precipitation 7.1 inches 1905
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
October 1 70.5 47.9 97 28
October 2 70.0 47.5 93 22
October 3 69.5 47.0 92 32
October 4 69.0 46.6 96 23
October 5 68.6 46.1 93 31
October 6 68.2 45.8 92 22
October 7 67.9 45.4 95 25
October 8 67.5 45.1 92 25
October 9 67.1 44.8 91 24
October 10 66.6 44.4 89 25
October 11 66.2 44.1 88 25
October 12 65.7 43.7 88 26
October 13 65.2 43.3 90 17
October 14 64.7 43.0 91 20
October 15 64.2 42.6 92 21
October 16 63.6 42.2 93 27
October 17 63.1 41.8 90 23
October 18 62.6 41.3 88 21
October 19 62.1 40.9 85 17
October 20 61.6 40.5 85 21
October 21 61.1 40.1 87 18
October 22 60.6 39.7 87 22
October 23 60.0 39.3 92 20
October 24 59.5 38.8 85 20
October 25 59.0 38.4 88 23
October 26 58.5 38.0 88 18
October 27 58.1 37.6 87 19
October 28 57.5 37.1 84 12
October 29 56.9 36.7 91 15
October 30 56.5 36.2 86 5
October 31 56.0 35.9 85 16
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1949–2024 Ottumwa Industrial Airport location
1894–1948 Ottumwa 1 WSW location