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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
..RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR TUESDAY MARCH 17
A DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 4 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA
FOR TUESDAY MARCH 17. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 10 DEGREES
WHICH OCCURRED IN 1993.
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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