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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2023

...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR THURSDAY AUGUST
24... 

A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 76 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA,
IOWA FOR THURSDAY AUGUST 24. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
75 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1978.

&& 

WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE OTTUMWA AREA HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM TWO GENERAL
LOCATIONS. INITIAL RECORDS WERE STARTED ON FEBRUARY 1, 1923 NORTH OF
DOWNTOWN AND REMAINED THERE UNTIL JANUARY 31, 1948. AT THAT POINT,
OBSERVATIONS WERE MOVED TO THE OTTUMWA AIRPORT ON FEBRUARY 1,
1948 WHERE THEY REMAIN UNTIL PRESENT.



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