Holiday weather history: Ottumwa, IA
What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Ottumwa weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.
Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 55°F, low 34°F; rain or snow in 26% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 55%.
🎃 Halloween weather in Ottumwa (Oct 31)
Warmest Halloween: 73°F (2016). Coldest high: 36°F (2023); coldest low 21°F (2014). Wettest: 0.29 in (2013). The median Halloween high was 55°F in 1995–2009 and 55°F in 2010–2025 (+0°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-31 | 55°F | 32°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 10-31 | 61°F | 35°F | 0.08 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 10-31 | 36°F | 25°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2022 | 10-31 | 66°F | 40°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2021 | 10-31 | 53°F | 32°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2020 | 10-31 | 68°F | 33°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2019 | 10-31 | 38°F | 26°F | 0.11 in | – |
| 2018 | 10-31 | 57°F | 41°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2017 | 10-31 | 38°F | 24°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2016 | 10-31 | 73°F | 43°F | 0.00 in | – |
🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Ottumwa (4th Thursday of Nov)
Warmest Thanksgiving: 65°F (2012). Coldest high: 27°F (2014); coldest low 8°F (2014). Wettest: 1.95 in (2015). The median Thanksgiving high was 46°F in 1995–2009 and 43°F in 2010–2025 (-3°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-27 | 36°F | 18°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 11-28 | 33°F | 21°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 11-23 | 45°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2022 | 11-24 | 56°F | 32°F | 0.03 in | – |
| 2021 | 11-25 | 37°F | 14°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2020 | 11-26 | 52°F | 32°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2019 | 11-28 | 34°F | 29°F | 0.04 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 11-22 | 58°F | 27°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2017 | 11-23 | 54°F | 30°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2016 | 11-24 | 41°F | 35°F | 0.00 in | – |
🎄 Christmas Day weather in Ottumwa (Dec 25)
Warmest Christmas Day: 63°F (2019). Coldest high: 9°F (1996); coldest low -15°F (2000). Wettest: 0.63 in (2016). The median Christmas Day high was 35°F in 1995–2009 and 42°F in 2010–2025 (+7°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-25 | 51°F | 38°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 12-25 | 38°F | 32°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-25 | 55°F | 33°F | 0.53 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-25 | 17°F | 0°F | 0.05 in | – |
| 2021 | 12-25 | 51°F | 26°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2020 | 12-25 | 29°F | 1°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2019 | 12-25 | 63°F | 43°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2018 | 12-25 | 48°F | 29°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2017 | 12-25 | 17°F | 3°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2016 | 12-25 | 55°F | 35°F | 0.63 in | – |
🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Ottumwa (Dec 31)
Warmest New Year's Eve: 57°F (2011). Coldest high: 0°F (2017); coldest low -16°F (2017). Wettest: 0.65 in (2006). The median New Year's Eve high was 32°F in 1995–2009 and 37°F in 2010–2025 (+5°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-31 | 44°F | 30°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 12-31 | 37°F | 29°F | 0.13 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-31 | 33°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-31 | 39°F | 22°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2021 | 12-31 | 32°F | 21°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2020 | 12-31 | 26°F | 8°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2019 | 12-31 | 37°F | 22°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2018 | 12-31 | 37°F | 30°F | 0.64 in | – |
| 2017 | 12-31 | 0°F | -16°F | 0.04 in | – |
| 2016 | 12-31 | 45°F | 18°F | 0.00 in | – |
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Station: GHCN-Daily USW00014950 (41.101, -92.444). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.