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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1110 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2025
..RECORD SNOWFALL AT OTTUMWA FOR SATURDAY DECEMBER 13
A DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL OF 5.4 INCHES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA FOR
SATURDAY DECEMBER 13. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 4.6 INCHES WHICH
OCCURRED IN 1931.
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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